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Benefits of Learning in Mother Tongue language | Dr K R Shroff Foundation

Author: Krsf Krsf
by Krsf Krsf
Posted: Mar 13, 2022

A mother tongue is a language which a person grew up listening to and speaking since their childhood. It is usually the language a person feels most comfortable & familiar with. Which in turn makes this language a suitable medium for any skill to learn specifically when it comes to education. But what is going around in the world instead is vice versa where commercial or colonial languages are used in most of the educational institutes. Also seen in India widely with the use of English as the first language in schools/colleges etc, making it infeasible for the students to venture the benefits of learning in their mother tongue.

"If the English educated neglect, as they have done and even now continue, as some do, to be ignorant of their mother tongue, linguistic starvation will abide.

By Mahatma Gandhi

The National Education Policy 2020 needs to be taken into account which states that children in the early years will be taught using their mother tongue. Now, there stands a solid need to understand the benefits of being tutored in one’s mother tongue so as to improve the essence of education/ learning.

Here are some important pointers stating the benefits of learning in mother tongue:Intellectual Development

Some studies have proven that students tend to develop their intellect faster if they are fluent in their mother tongue as compared to those who are not. It has also been found that teaching and learning in their mother tongue have led to greater achievements in education for those who study from a difficult medium. The analytical, logical, reasonable processing of a person has shown greater development with the help of learning in a mother tongue.

Personal Development

Personal development or identity appears out of one’s understanding of oneself, their society and whatever surrounds them. Listening, learning and speaking their language from the beginning leads a person to comprehend its views, feelings or emotions which later in life builds a strong foundation with family, peers, & one’s identity helping them to master any skill using their mother tongue. This latently makes a student feel more acceptable to themselves and their achievements in a natural way.

Cultural Development

Language or mother tongue plays a key role in keeping the cultural development alive and going. The use of a different language might slowly hinder the zest of one’s culture. Research shows that the use of the mother tongue promotes cultural development making one feel a lot more connected to the cultural part of our society. The mother tongue can emit instant association with the roots and history. This is quite a crucial point to notice and work upon to benefit the ongoing and the coming generations where this indispensable development seems to be eroding rapidly.

Commercial benefits

Nowadays, where we see a lot of young minds with amazing startups or business plans. So if a student in later parts of his/ her life wishes to try their hands on business be it small-scale or large-scale they need to have a strong foundation and fluency in their mother tongue so as to reach and communicate to each and every person interested in their business. Owning a business locally or widely generates a need to process the language articulately. And this firm grip of a language comes from practicing and learning in the same language from the very start. Our system tends to ignore this fact but is kind of important when thinking thoroughly and keeping in mind the benefits it creates for a student.

Communication SkillsDuring childhood, when children spend time with their parents, they learn communication skills, which becomes crucial in school for them to be able to participate in lessons, competitions, etc. When parents communicate to their children it steadily develops their concepts and terminologies of the language. Thus when it comes to education, children really enjoy being taught in the same language, it makes it more fun leading to greater educational records and achievements.
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Dr. K. R. Shroff Foundation (KRSF) is working closely with 400 government schools in tribal parts of Gujarat to provide value-based education through deployment of manpower and technology.

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