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Foundation Phase teachers’ experiences with instruction in the mother tongue in the Eastern Cape
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2019 Background: The perception that educating learners using their mother tongue contributes positively to educational and learning outcomes is well documented. Aim: This study explores the purported benefits of employing the mother tongue in teaching Foundation Phase (FP) learners.
Cekiso, Madoda +2 more
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Creativity and its link to epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
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Ambient technology in epilepsy clinical practice
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract The utilization of large language model‐based artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of neurology has gained attention as a viable tool to enhance and assist providers with processes ranging from scheduling patients to providing preliminary interpretations of testing results, pending orders, and documenting encounters. Epileptologists could
Haania Kakwan +3 more
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Syuba audio recordings from the Mother Tongue Centre Nepal (MTCN)
This collection includes audio recordings of Syuba speakers, made in collaboration with the Mother Tongue Centre Nepal (MTCN) in December 2013. There are also a small number of video recordings. Many of the recordings have been transcribed in Syuba using
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Switch from Mother Tongue to English: A Double Jeopardy [PDF]
, 2020 This paper interrogates the sorry state of switching from mother tongue instruction to English medium of instruction in South Africa. Adopting a critical approach to literature review, it critiques the resistance mounted on the utility of African ...
Ntombela, Berrington
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Operating in perpetual motion? Coping with the dark side of global boundary spanning
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This paper explores how individuals experience and cope with the demands of global boundary spanning in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We foreground temporary colocation as a modality through which mobile global boundary spanners repeatedly traverse multiple boundaries, triggering intense demands with adverse consequences ...
Kieran M. Conroy +2 more
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Teachers’ Perceptions on the Use of African Languages in the Curriculum: A Case Study of Schools in Kenya, East Africa [PDF]
Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2011 In order to revitalize African languages and advocate for their use as media of instruction in Kenyan schools, it is important to investigate and document the teachers’ attitude towards the use of these languages in teaching.
Martin C. Njoroge +1 more
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Le bambara écrit à l'école fondamentale
Nordic Journal of African Studies, 2000 Language competence tests in the 5th grade carried out in Ségou in 1997 show that after four years of Bambara instruction, the children are far from mastering their mother tongue in the written medium. This article analyses 28 stories freely told from a
Ingse Skattum
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L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 2005 The key elements in Shulman's conception of pedagogical content knowledge are knowledge of representations of subject matter and understanding of students' learning difficulties. The present study deals with teachers' perceptions of areas of student difficulty related to their representations of difficult subject matter.
Hulshof, H., Verloop, N.
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Breathe, Eat, Talk: Three Essential Ingredients to Quality‐of‐Life Outcomes in Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Abstract Background Breathing, eating, and talking (BET) impairments are common yet frequently underrecognized features of movement disorders. Deficits in respiration, swallowing, voice, and speech may emerge early in the course of a disease, adversely affecting safety, participation, and quality of life.
John Dean +16 more
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