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In the News (Sun 22 Nov 09)

  
  Mother Tongue in St
Mother Tongue in St. Louis is an expanding body of work that invites on-going community participation.
It is based on the original Mother Tongue Project begun by Mary Bernstein and Terry Rumble in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Mother Tongue was brought to St. Louis in September and October, 1998 by the Visual Dialogues Project, with support from The Art Therapy Center and Webster University.
www.art-therapy.com /MotherTongueinSt_Louis.htm   (492 words)

  
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Mother tongue compatibility is one of the most essential factors that everyone wants to have in their spouse.
Mother tongue or native language is highly proficient criteria to choose prospective spouse as well.
Keeping all such priorities in mind, MatrimonialsIndia.com provides a comprehensive range of mother tongue, out of which one can classify the available profiles on the basis of the desired mother tongue.
www.matrimonialsindia.com /mothertongue.htm   (150 words)

  
  Mother Tongue
She continually runs through lists of dos and don’ts that her mother reinforced while she was alive, but Ivah laments the fact that the lists fail to reveal with clarity her role as a woman which she assumes is the role of motherhood.
When the mother’s spirit comes to the children, it is Blu that convinces her to leave earth and ascend to “the light of Buddah, the light of Jesus” (249).
He prays to his spirit mother, “Dear Heavenly Mama, hallow be thy name” and “Dearest Mama on earth as it tis in Heaven” (251-52) and within the language of prayer Blu is able to express his physical and emotional pain.
www.fiu.edu /~harveyb/yamanakainterpretation.htm   (3738 words)

  
  Bilingual Children's Mother Tongue: Why Is It Important for Education?
While students may not be physically punished for speaking their mother tongue in the school (as they previously were in many countries), a strong message is communicated to them that if they want to be accepted by the teacher and the society, they have to renounce any allegiance to their home language and culture.
By contrast, when children are encouraged to reject their mother tongue and, consequently, its development stagnates, their personal and conceptual foundation for learning is undermined.
Teachers can also help children retain and develop their mother tongues by communicating to them strong affirmative messages about the value of knowing additional languages and the fact that bilingualism is an important linguistic and intellectual accomplishment.
www.iteachilearn.com /cummins/mother.htm   (2365 words)

  
  First language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
First language (native language, mother tongue, or vernacular) is the language a person learns first.
In some paternal societies, mothers are from different places and speak different dialects or languages, yet their children usually only speak their local language.
Mother in this context probably originated from the definition of mother as source, or origin; as in mother-country or land.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mother_tongue   (227 words)

  
 Terralingua Definition -- mother tongue
Short definition: the mother tongue(s) is/(are) the language(s) one has learned first (provided it is a language one can express oneself fully in) and/or (voluntarily) identifies with.
It is possible to claim a mother tongue by identification, even if one knows very little, or sometimes, next to nothing, of the language, and even when native speakers do not identify one as a native speaker, or even when there are no native speakers.
Mother tongues are relations to be negotiated, not (only) characteristics that people possess, and relations depend on who has more power.
www.terralingua.org /Definitions/DMotherTongue.html   (1204 words)

  
 ryme intrinseca :: Mother Tongue Press
Mother Tongue Press is a literary press owned and operated by Canadian poet Mona Fertig and her husband, Peter Haase.
Mother Tongue Press was created in 1990 by poet Mona Fertig and her husband, artist Peter Haase.
Mother Tongue Press had a large potential web audience of book collectors, publishers, literary critics, authors, and discerning readers.
www.rymeintrinseca.com /portfolio/mothertongue.html   (506 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Mother Tongue: The English Language: Books: Bill Bryson
"Mother Tongue" should appeal to all lovers of language and history and also those with a sense of humour.
But, half way through Mother Tongue, I started to remember what it was that made me stop reading his earlier books.
I always look forward to starting a new book by Bill Bryson and The Mother Tongue was no exception, but by the time I had read the first few pages I was so taken aback by his...
www.amazon.co.uk /Mother-Tongue-Language-Bill-Bryson/dp/014014305X   (1268 words)

  
 KENYA: Mother Tongue Education Both Effective and Elusive
Campaigns surrounding mother tongue education are now focused on introducing policies that will effectively address mother tongue instruction in schools.
Kenya, for example, has a mother tongue policy which allows children in pre-school and lower primary to be taught in their mother tongue.
Malawi has embraced mother tongue education, where the national language, Chichewa, is used as a medium of instruction in the first four years of primary schooling.
www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=32958   (854 words)

  
 Mother tongue literacy programs
When the language of instruction is not the mother tongue, it places double demands on the learner; first the demand of language acquisition and second that of literacy learning.
Rather than forcing that double burden on the learner, SIL begins with literacy in the mother tongue both for instruction and for the content of the materials.
Many speakers of ethnic languages who can not read or write were not able to learn to do so because of the language of instruction and the lack of an opportunity to learn first in their mother tongue.
www.sil.org /literacy/mother.htm   (282 words)

  
 Mother Tongue First
Apep Banale knows that once children are able to read and write in their mother tongue, it is much easier to bridge into the national language.
Banale’s success as a teacher and promoter of literacy in her mother tongue is due to her dedicated hard work.
Her vision to see all Ramoaaina children reading in their mother tongue keeps her persevering and creatively meeting the challenges she faces.
www.sil.org /literacy/Mother_Tongue_First.htm   (315 words)

  
 BBC | British Council teaching English - Methodology - Use of mother tongue   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The mother tongue may be useful in the procedural stages of a class, for example:-
They were asked general questions to elicit their view on whether the teacher should know and, in principle, use the students' mother tongue.
However, the bilingual / bicultural teachers are in a position to enrich the process of learning by using the mother tongue as a resource, and then, by using the L1 culture, they can facilitate the progress of their students towards the other tongue, the other culture.
www.teachingenglish.org.uk /think/methodology/mother_tongue.shtml   (1041 words)

  
 Mother Tongue, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
It's impossible to deny the freshness of the music but their focus can bring an aura of severity that at times makes you wish the two would just lighten up and have some fun playing.
Mother Tongue, Mahanthappa's third disc as a leader, offers no indication of anything other than business as usual at first glance.
Mother Tongue sounds like a major advance from the far-from-shabby Black Water for Rudresh Mahanthappa.
www.emusic.com /album/10852/10852846.html   (658 words)

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