The Significant Role of Mother Tongue in Education - syn

population mobility (n)

migration / movement

kindergarten pupils (n)

preschoolers / young learners

educational policies (n)

education policies / schooling policies

political parties and groups (n)

political organizations / political bodies

diverse communities (n)

varied communities / multicultural groups

integration (n)

inclusion / assimilation

retain their culture (v)

preserve culture / maintain culture

mainstream culture (n)

dominant culture / popular culture

policy-makers (n)

legislators / decision-makers

shape the evolution of (v)

influence / mold

rights (n)

entitlements / freedoms

maximise (v)

optimize / increase

national self-interest (n)

national benefit / national advantage

linguistically diverse children (n)

multilingual children / bilingual learners

develop their abilities (v)

enhance skills / improve abilities

gain a deeper understanding (v)

comprehend better / grasp more deeply

develop literacy (v)

build literacy / improve reading skills

flexibility in their thinking (n)

cognitive flexibility / flexible thinking

strong predictor (n)

key indicator / reliable predictor

solid foundation (n)

firm base / strong basis

stronger literacy abilities (n)

better reading and writing skills / improved literacy

caregivers (n)

guardians / caretakers

well-prepared (adj)

ready / well-equipped

succeed educationally (v)

achieve academically / excel in school

transfer across languages (v)

transfer between languages / cross-language transfer

nurture (v)

foster / cultivate

permits children access to (v)

allow access to / enable access to

suspicious of (adj)

doubtful of / wary of

mother tongue-based teaching programs (n)

native-language education programs / first-language teaching programs

take time away from (v)

reduce time for / detract from

strongly established findings (n)

well-proven results / solid findings

well implemented (adj)

effectively applied / properly executed

subject-matter knowledge (n)

content knowledge / domain knowledge

trilingual education (n)

three-language education / multilingual education

concepts and intellectual skills (n)

ideas and cognitive skills / thinking skills

tell the time (v)

read the clock / say the time

more advanced stages (n)

higher levels / later stages

distinguish (v)

differentiate / tell apart

supporting details (n)

supporting information / evidence

it would be worth (v)

be worthwhile / be valuable

conversational skills (n)

speaking skills / communication skills

native speakers (n)

first-language speakers / locals

lose their ability (v)

lose the capacity / become unable

rapidity (n)

speed / swiftness

language loss (n)

language attrition / language decline

retain receptive skills (v)

keep comprehension skills / maintain receptive abilities

in responding to (phr)

in reaction to / when dealing with

linguistic division (n)

language barrier / language split

emotional chasm (n)

emotional gap / emotional divide

become alienated from (v)

feel disconnected from / become detached from

predictable results (n)

expected outcomes / foreseeable results