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Research outputs: MOTHER-TONGUE EDUCATION
2018 The differing effect of language factors on science and mathematics achievement using TIMSS 2015 data: South Africa
Choice of instructional language is influenced by both previous and current perceptions of the value of a given language. For many South Afr...
2018 Choice of language in education: do we know what South Africans want?
A key factor in providing quality education is the main language of instruction (M-LoI). This creates a challenging situation for education ...
2013 Where 'whole language' literacy and 'communicative' language teaching fail
Research data of learners in 'less' developed countries indicate that few students meet desired outcomes when the whole language and communi...
Download this report2013 The role of language and literacy in preparing South African learners for educational success: lessons learnt from a classroom study in Limpopo province
According to the National Education Policy Act (No. 27 of 1996) and the South African Schools Act (No. 84 of 1996), the underlying principle...
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