Violeta Nikolovska Faculty of Educational sciences, University “Goce Delchev” - Shtip; violeta.nikolovska@ugd.edu.mk JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY OF MOTHER LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Abstract: Mother language is the factor of identity. This is the main reason why its place in the educational system is guaranteed. We all speak the mother language. Then, what is taught in classes of this subject? What is taught in classes of the subject mother language is the grammatical structure of the language, its typological characteristics. Students should achieve some level of linguistic culture in classes of the teaching subject mother language. Students also need to acquire knowledge about the place of their mother language in the family of world's languages. They also study literature created in their native language. All this should contribute that students develop love for their mother language and towards their own nation. This is the justification for the study of mother language in the educational system in different communities. In this paper we will elaborate the thesis of justification of the study of mother language in education. We will answer the question of what motivates us to introduce the subject mother language in the educational system, even though everyone speaks it perfectly. Key words: identity, education, grammar, linguistic culture, standard language. Language and identity. Native language is a factor of identity and culture. In literature there are different definitions of the term "national / national Identity": The depiction of a country as a whole, encompassing its culture, traditions, language and politics (Dictionary. Com's 21st Century Lexicon. Retrieved July 07, 2015, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/national%20identity?s=t; National identity is the sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, language and politics. A person's national identity is his / her identity and sense of belonging to one state or to one nation, a feeling one shares with a group of people, regardless of one's legal citizenship status. Scientists see national identity in psychological terms as “awareness of difference”, a “feeling and recognition of 'we' and 'they' ” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identity, retrieved July 07, 2015); A nation is a grouping of people who share real or imagined common history, culture, language brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by UGD Academic Repository