Tag: Native Language

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The Detrimental Effects of Punishing Children for Speaking Their Native Language in Schools: A Nigerian Case Study

This article examines the counterproductive consequences of penalizing children for speaking their native languages in Nigerian primary and secondary schools

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Why Should Parents Talk to Their Children in Their Native Language?

As a multilingual father of bilingual children, I am finding myself shocked and confused at the number of parents I run into who have chosen not to speak their native language to their children for various reasons or who have … Read more

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