Linguistic Human Rights and Migrant Languages

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The book explores the critical importance of acquiring reading and writing skills in one's mother tongue, highlighting it as a fundamental human right supported by linguistic scholars and organizations like UNESCO. It critiques national education systems for their frequent disregard of this principle, emphasizing the implications for cultural identity and educational equity. Through various case studies and analyses, it advocates for reforms that prioritize mother tongue education to enhance learning outcomes and preserve linguistic diversity.