Associate Professor,
The mother tongue plays an essential role in cognitive development, academic achievement and cultural identity design in the learning process. Research shows that early education in students’ native language improves understanding, critical thinking and skills to solve problems. Strong evidence in the ability to laugh in the first language promotes the acquisition of additional languages and improves academic services for overall performance. Students studying in their native language demonstrate higher retention rates, better reading and writing skills, and increased trust in expressing their ideas. On the other hand, learning a second-language without knowledge of the first-language often leads to difficulties in understanding complex concepts, reducing academic performance and solving. Furthermore, teaching in your native language promotes cultural conservation and strengthens social connections in the community. However, challenges such as limited educational resources, lack of teachers and the superiority of global languages prevent the implementation of learning in mother cells. To address these topics, bilingual teaching models that integrate both first and second-languages must be promoted to ensure effective learning outcomes. Beyond scholars, the formation of the mother tongue plays an important role in maintaining cultural identity and promoting a sense of belonging within the community. It strengthens social ties by ensuring students communicate effectively with their families and elders and ensuring the transfer of traditional knowledge. Despite the proven benefits of maternal targeting, there are several challenges. This includes a lack of educational material in Indigenous languages, inadequate teacher training, and a global preference for dominant languages such as English and French. Alienation of mother language in formal education system often leads to language erosion, affecting both individual identity and cultural heritage. To address these challenges, political decisions must implement strategies to integrate their native language into formal education while at the same time ensuring skills in additional languages. The bi-lingual and multi-lingual teaching model has promised to harmonize the benefits of learning a native language with the requirements of globalization. Governments and institutions should invest in curriculum development, teacher training and digital resources that support native language lessons. Community commitment is also important, as local stakeholders can play an important role in promoting and maintaining mother cell education initiatives. This article examines the cognitive, academic and socio-cultural effects of using native languages in education, and highlights strategies to improve the multi-lingual learning environment. Implementing guidelines for the formation of your native language is extremely important for fair and integrated learning experiences around the world.
Native language, Multilingual education, Cognitive development, Academic performance, Bilingualism, Cultural identity