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South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2021 Background: Over the years, the majority of the Basotho nation and many countries have known Lesotho as a country which has Sesotho and English as the only spoken languages and as medium of instruction in schools.
Arone C. Koloti, Thuthukile Jita
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Challenges of the Sudden Switch from Mother Tongue Instruction to English as a Medium of Instruction
International Journal of English Linguistics, 2021 The present study explored the challenges encountered through the transition from using the mother tongue as a medium of instruction at schools to using English as a medium of instruction at universities. Two focus groups were conducted with Saudi undergraduates and faculty members from different Saudi universities.
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Previous research concerning Global South doctoral students in the United Kingdom has mainly situated their experiences within adaptationist paradigms, emphasising cultural adjustment and assimilation into Western academic norms. Such studies often depict students as passive recipients, overlooking their agency and the transformative potential
Peng Zhang +3 more
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Assessing Grade 4 mathematics in the learner's mother tongue : a South African experiment [PDF]
, 2009 Official policy in post-apartheid education is aimed at redressing linguistic inequity in schooling by promoting the 11 official languages of South Africa through mother tongue instruction.
Vandeyar, Saloshna, Saloshna Vandeyar
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Debates surrounding motherhood have long centred on women's roles as carers. Although motherhood is now more widely recognised within feminist scholarship, it often remains conceptually separate from identities associated with formal educational discourse.
Lavinia Kamphausen +3 more
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De quoi la négociation graphique est-elle l’exercice ?
Repères, 2018 If we consider that doing an exercise involves practising something or putting something into practice, then negotiating spelling is a spelling exercise. We examine the possible objectives of negotiating spelling with regard to grammar.
Jean-Pierre Sautot, Thierry Geoffre
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Challenges in the Implimentation of Mother Tongue Education in Nigerian Schools: the Way Forward [PDF]
, 2023 The paper focuses on the use of mother tongue as a medium of instruction at pre-primary and primary levels of education is very vital for educational development of our children.
Mahuta Adamu , Salihu
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Methodological Perspectives of Doing Afrocentric Dementia Research in Africa
Brain Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper interrogates the methodological strengths and limitations inherent in conventional dementia research in Africa, where reliance on translated instruments and imported diagnostic rubrics has produced uneven evidence and ethical inadequacy.
Oluwagbemiga Oyinlola
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South African Journal of Childhood EducationBackground: Research shows that mother-tongue instruction enhances reading comprehension, cognitive development, and self-concept. It also makes learning other languages easier by giving learners a solid foundation.
Madoda Cekiso
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