Guidelines and Tools

This publication begins with an introduction to the assets and capabilities of multilingual learners, along with a description of how learning outcomes can be linked to assessment. It is divided into four several sections.

The guide is intended primarily for educational policymakers and key educational stakeholders at all levels of decision-making, including national and subnational levels. Secondary users of the guidance include school administrators, teachers and educators, as well as the entire education community. The first section of the guide analyses multilingualism and multilingual education (MLE) and the use of MLE principles in various contexts to support the SDGs. This section highlights, with supporting evidence, the cognitive, social and economic benefits of multilingual education.