Question- What was the theme of the International Mother Language Day?
a) Promoting your Mother Language
b) Promoting English as medium of conversation
c) Learning through Mother Language
d) Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
Ans: (d)
• UNESCO celebrated International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on February 21, 2017.
• The theme of this year’s International Mother Language Day was “Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education”.
• In line with the theme of this day education in mother tongue and other languages was encouraged to foster sustainable development.
• It is through the mastery of the first language or mother tongue that the basic skills of reading, writing and numeracy are acquired.
• Local languages, especially minority and indigenous, transmit cultures, values and traditional knowledge and play an important role in promoting sustainable futures.
Reference:
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/international-mother-language-day/