Your first language is the language you learned at home in childhood or the language that your parents speak. Sometimes it is referred to as your heritage language or your mother tongue.
What
are first language literacy programs?
People who are not fully literate in their own language are usually placed in
a first language literacy class before they start learning English or French.
Where
can my children learn our home language?
Heritage language programs and international language programs can help both children and adults to learn home languages and cultures.