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The Indian government has signalled their intent to make teaching in the mother tongue mandatory at the primary level in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indian schoolchildren stand in line with English alphabets written on their slates at a government primary school in the outskirts of Hyderabad on June 13, 2011, on the opening day of the new academic year. The government of India’s Andhra Pradesh state has introduced English as a second language from Class 1 onwards for the 2011-2012 academic year. India’s National Knowledge Commission has admitted that no more than one percent of country’s population uses English as a second language. AFP PHOTO\/Noah SEELAM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Schools To Map Student\u2019s Mother Tongues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering the same, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has ordered all the affiliated schools to map students\u2019 mother tongues \u201cat the earliest\u201d and align instructional materials accordingly before the end of the summer break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, English is considered the dominant language of instruction in primary classes in CBSE schools in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here mentioned CBSE<\/a> is the largest national school board in the country holding over 30,000 affiliated schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the CBSE circular,  pre-primary to Class 2 which is also called the \u2018foundational stage\u2019 under the National Education Policy 2020, its teaching should be in the child\u2019s home language, mother tongue, or a familiar regional language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically they refer to this language as \u2018R1\u2019 and it should ideally be the mother tongue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that’s not possible then it can be the state language, as long as it\u2019s familiar to the child, as mentioned in the circular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further this circular mentioned that for classes 3 to 5, the  students may continue to learn in R1 (mother tongue\/ familiar regional language), or may be given the option of studying in a medium other than R1 (that is, R2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges In Densely Populated Cities<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The circular dated May 22 informed that teaching in the mother tongue may \u201ccommence from July\u201d, so it leaves some room for flexibility for schools that may need more time to transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But implementing these CBSE\u2019s instructions may prove to be challenging in the cities with mobile populations such as Delhi, Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As these cities are populated with people who have migrated from across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 So, finding a common mother tongue or even a common regional language for a classroom having children from diverse linguistic backgrounds will definitely get complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This initiative holds significance as it is the first time the CBSE has indicated it may make mother tongue-based teaching compulsory in its schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before this, the Board had only encouraged its use through advisory circulars, following the release of the NEP 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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