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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"language of instruction"”.
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Manjako Literacy and Issues in Language of Instruction
… This is due largely to the mismatch between the language at home and the language of instruction in schools. Students in Caio speak Manjako, but classes are taught in Portuguese, the official language, which students do not understand. This makes it more difficult for students to develop literacy …
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Lexical availability and motivation in CLIL: the effects of language of instruction and gender
Over the last two decades, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has become widely implemented throughout Spain, with the hope of enhancing foreign-language abilities and encouraging multilingualism (Ruiz de Zarobe & Lasagabaster, 2010). However, there has been such enthusiasm for the …
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The use of French as a written language of instruction in twelfth-century England, with particular reference to the codicological evidence
Anglo-Norman England made use of three languages: Latin, English, and French. Its literary culture was heir to the bilingual written tradition of late Anglo-Saxon England, which produced and copied literature in Latin as well as in the (spoken) vernacular, Old English. From at least the beginning …
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: THE PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF LANGUAGE SELECTION IN IEP DEVELOPMENT–ON BILITERACY FOR BILINGUAL LATINO STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES IN TWO-WAY IMMERSION
<p>Despite the documented benefits of Two-Way Immersion (TWI) programs, bilingual Latino students with exceptionalities continue to experience disrupted biliteracy development. One underexamined practice contributing to this disruption is the selection of the language of instruction during …
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Qualitative study of some effects of using English as a language of instruction at Standard 2 and 5 in the Botswana education system, where learners are not primary language speakers of English
The purpose of this study is to address the issue of language in education policy in Botswana where English is used as a language of instruction at the lower levels of primary education, in this instance focusing on grades 2 and 5. Bearing in mind that English is not the learners' first language, …
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How English as first additional language is taught and used in quintile one primary school in Grade 4 where learners officially change from isiXhosa to English as the language of instruction: a case study
… school learn, and are taught through the medium of English, in a community of pre-dominantly Xhosa speakers, and where English is seldom spoken or heard. The school is typical in the sense that learners from Grade 1 to Grade 3 are taught in isiXhosa as home language, with English as subject, …
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Fimbo ya mbali haiui nyoka: the question of language and education in Tanzania
… independence five decades ago, for much of sub-Saharan Africa, it is not yet uhuru in terms of educational or economic independence. The objective of implementing adequate language policies for education and development unfortunately remains unfulfilled. This state of affairs persists in …
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Towards an understanding of ESL students' approaches to learning: a study of conceptions of learning, perceptions of situational demands, learning approaches and learning outcomes
An hypothesised relationship between levels of proficiency in English of ESL (English as a Second Language) students and the approaches to learning which they adopt, in situations in which English is the language of instruction, is the focus of this study. An attempt was made to identify the extent …
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The Impact of Student’s Home Language on Performance and Participation in International Baccalaureate Coursework
Students must have a working understanding of the language of instruction to be successful in school. In the United States, English is the predominant language of instruction, and students who come from homes where a language other than English is spoken face the additional challenge of learning …
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The Language of initial Literacy in a Cosmopolitan Enviroment: A Case of Cinyanja in Lusaka District
The language-in-education policy in Zambia is that in grade one, the language of instruction for initial literacy is the familiar local language spoken in an area. From grade two onwards, the language of instruction is English. However, there are regions such as Lusaka which is cosmopolitan; with …
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The Language of initial Literacy in a Cosmopolitan Enviroment: A Case of Cinyanja in Lusaka District
The language-in-education policy in Zambia is that in grade one, the language of instruction for initial literacy is the familiar local language spoken in an area. From grade two onwards, the language of instruction is English. However, there are regions such as Lusaka which is cosmopolitan; with …
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Science teaching and learning through the medium of English and isiXhosa: a comparative study in two primary schools in the Western Cape
… in the Western Cape. It explored the effects of using learners' home language (isiXhosa) and second language (English) as languages of learning and teaching science. The study is part of a broader project called the Language of Instruction in Tanzania and South Africa (LOITASA). The study was …
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Social and Cultural Capital Across Contexts: Mandarin-Speaking English Language Learning Children's First and Second Language Literacy Learning at Home, in the Community, and in Multiple Classrooms
In the three classrooms where English was the language of instruction, the literacy practices provided by the ESL teacher appeared to be more effective in increasing ELLs' L2 linguistic capital due to her explicit instruction on literacy components, use of accommodated speech, and giving …
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An investigation of teachers',pupils'and parents perceptions towards the use of Chinyanja as a medium of instruction at lower primary schools: A case of selected primary schools in Lusaka district,Zambia
The study investigated perceptions of teachers, pupils and parents towards using Chinyanja as a medium of instruction in Lusaka district. The study further investigated the challenges that teachers and pupils were facing during implementation of Chinyanja as a medium of instruction. In addition the …
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Finally Shedding the Past: Filipino Teachers Negotiate Their Identities Within a New Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Policy Landscape
… Policy Landscape Diane E. Dekker Doctor of Philosophy Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Ontario Institute of Studies in Education of the University of Toronto 2016 Abstract Language issues in education raise multiple and complex challenges due to our diverse multilingual …
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Developing Pre-Reading Skills Through Movement
… physical movement into letter knowledge instruction could enhance the pre-reading skills of kindergarten students identified as at risk of literacy challenges. The four-week Active Alphabet intervention embedded core pre-reading tasks within gross motor activities delivered during PE …
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ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΓΛΩΣΣΙΚΗ ΔΙΑΦΟΡΟΠΟΙΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΧΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΔΟΣΗ
THE AIM OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO INVESTIGATE THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION IN THE GREEK SCHOOL AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF "DIMOTIKI" (ACT 309/76) AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION AT ALL LEVELS OF EDUCATION AND ALSO THE IMPLICATIONS OF THISSOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION UPON THE EDUCATIONAL CAREER OF THE …
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Idioma com a veu: Teacher perspectives on language policy in Catalonia
This qualitative study explores the dimensions of language learning and identity development through the eyes of language teachers in the Catalonia region of Spain. Three interviews with teachers from the greater Barcelona area as well as the Tarragona province are of primary focus to this …
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Code-mixing of Arabic and English in a university science-teaching context : frequency, grammatical categories, and attitudes
This study explores a language contact phenomenon in the monolingual Arabic-speaking country of Libya. It investigates aspects of Arabic-English code-mixing in a university scientific and technical teaching context. While the language policy in Libya is one which promotes the maintenance and …
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Initial reading performance in Cicewa In Multi-Ethnic Classes: A case of selected basic schools in Chipata urban
The purpose of this research was to find out the reading performance of pupils to whom Cicewa is not their first language in comparison with those to whom Cicewa is their first language. The data were collected through End of Term Test, Interviews and class observation. The key informants included: …
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