International Mother Language Day: Multilingual learning and teaching to preserve diversity and ensure inclusion
Language is a medium of expression, like the strokes of a painter's brush or the expressions of an artist on stage. Every year, International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21 to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity, and to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of languages to the development of individuals, societies, and cultures. Promoting mother languages while championing their interplay with a global language like English is a critical part of our commitment to supporting inclusion and diversity across culture and education. IMPROVED ACADEMIC OUTCOMES Making education inclusive today is a challenge, with 2.3 billion people lacking access to education in their own language in a world with 7,097 known languages. Preserving and promoting mother languages is not just important to maintain identity and linguistic and cultural heritage, but also to ensure that we are creating a more inclusive and vibrant future.
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