One of the key principles of National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (2022) with respect to multilingualism is

1. Amultilingual nature of a classroom acts as a barrier in effective curriculum transaction
2. Bchildren are not able to pick up multiple oral languages in the early years
3. Cmultilingualism has both cognitive and societal/cultural benefits
4. Dchildren must be helped to unlearn their home language and focus of the school must shift on learning the language of the school