Article Abstract

The Right to Education Act, 2009 in the Constitution of India has mentioned the right to education for all children regardless of race, religion, caste, therefore, there is a need to ensure education for all students using their mother tongue through inclusive education. Children from less physical or mental background from underdeveloped areas can learn and mix with the developed children. They can even learn something from their classmates and have the opportunity to become educated together in education. This research provides an in-depth exploration of the role of mother tongue in multilingual classrooms or in promoting inclusive education. While conducting the research, I saw that although there are many benefits in education through mother tongue, there are also several challenges to be faced. Inclusive education aims to provide equal opportunities to students in multilingual classrooms. According to many researchers, this system of education is easier and more acceptable to students when it is conducted through the mother tongue, but in some cases, it becomes a challenge in bilingual classrooms. This system of education focuses on linguistically diverse communities. UNESCO (2017) and Benson (2004) have discussed the importance of mother tongue education. Benson (2016) has discussed the challenge of teaching through the mother tongue to students to think critically and understand complex concepts. Gandhar (2016) and Kohila (2016) have discussed the challenge. This research attempts to re-examine the effects of mother tongue-based education on children from diverse backgrounds and in multilingual classrooms to see how mother tonguebased education can help students develop their full potential. Inclusive education aims to provide equal opportunities to students in multilingual classrooms. According to many researchers, this system of education is easier and more acceptable to students when it is conducted through the mother tongue, but in some cases, it becomes a challenge in bilingual classrooms.
Keywords: Inclusive Education, Multilingual Classrooms, Mother Tongue