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Peer reviewedCleghorn, Ailie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1992
Reports on an ethnographic study of primary level science classes in Kenya where English is the government-mandated language of instruction. Finds that important ideas were conveyed more easily when teachers did not adhere to the policy of English-only instruction. Concludes that the importance of sociolinguistics in instructional processes should…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Download full textPadilla, Amado M.; Sung, Hyekyung – 1997
The report summarizes results of an evaluative study of selected state-funded elementary and secondary school programs for less commonly taught languages (LCTLs) in California. Fourteen projects at 19 school sites received a maximum of 4 years of funding to offer instruction in Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Korean, and Russian. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education
