Which of the following principles does National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 expect a teacher to keep in mind, while teaching in a multilingual classroom?

Option 4 : Language is constitutive of a child's cultural and social identity.

National Curriculum Framework is driven with the vision to address issues such as equality of opportunities, assessing learning, quality experiences, educational purposes, etc.

• There are four NCFs published in India by NCERT and NCF 2005 is one of them. It seeks to provide a framework for the betterment of educational purposes and experiences.

• Multilingualism a typical feature of the Indian linguistic landscape must be used as a tool, resource, and classroom strategy by a creative language teacher. 
• While teaching in a multilingual classroom, NCF 2005 expects a teacher to keep in mind that 'Language is constitutive of a child's cultural and social identity' as Multilingualism is constitutive of the identity of a child.
• The mother tongue of a child is part of the personal, social, and cultural identity. Language is a social concept'. Children learn language through social interaction with peers and teachers.
• Multilingualism as a strategy means using the mother tongues of learners for teaching and learning. It ensures the inclusion of all students irrespective of their linguistic background.
• In a multilingual classroom, students get the opportunity to not only master their primary language but also get the opportunity to efficiently learn multiple languages at the same time.

Hence, it is clear that while teaching in a multilingual classroom, NCF 2005 expects a teacher to keep in mind that 'Language is constitutive of a child's cultural and social identity' as Multilingualism is constitutive of the identity of a child.