Publication Date
In 2025 | 4 |
Since 2024 | 15 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 28 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 55 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 81 |
Descriptor
Language of Instruction | 84 |
Grade 3 | 76 |
Elementary School Students | 52 |
Foreign Countries | 45 |
English (Second Language) | 43 |
Second Language Learning | 36 |
Teaching Methods | 29 |
Grade 4 | 28 |
Language Usage | 25 |
Native Language | 25 |
Grade 5 | 22 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Ballinger, Susan | 2 |
Henderson, Kathryn I. | 2 |
Howie, Sarah | 2 |
Palmer, Deborah | 2 |
Sibanda, Jabulani | 2 |
Adam Winsler | 1 |
Aishwarya, N. | 1 |
Alizadeh, Sona | 1 |
Alvin D. Tenorio | 1 |
Arefi, Marzieh | 1 |
August, Diane L. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Grade 3 | 84 |
Elementary Education | 73 |
Early Childhood Education | 64 |
Primary Education | 64 |
Grade 4 | 32 |
Intermediate Grades | 30 |
Grade 5 | 26 |
Grade 2 | 20 |
Grade 1 | 17 |
Middle Schools | 16 |
Grade 6 | 10 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Policymakers | 1 |
Teachers | 1 |
Location
South Africa | 13 |
Philippines | 6 |
Texas | 6 |
Texas (Houston) | 5 |
Arizona | 4 |
California | 4 |
Canada | 3 |
India | 2 |
Sweden | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 2 |
Alaska | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Does not meet standards | 3 |
Manoochehr Jafarigohar; Hoda Divsar; Parisa Etemad – Language Teaching Research, 2025
This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the nature and the patterns of lexical growth in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and non-CLIL learners across three successive academic years. To pursue the purpose of the study a total of 110 female students of six classes in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades in both bilingual and monolingual…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Females
Khama Mashuro; Leonie Gysbertha Higgs – South African Journal of Education, 2025
In this study we critically investigated English as the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in the Chivi district (Zimbabwe) and the implications of its use as the LoLT for social justice education. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus-group interviews, observation and document analysis. The results show that social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Social Justice, English (Second Language)
Rockie Sibanda; Lina P. Tshehla – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2025
Background: Given the lack of research into English language instruction in multilingual contexts, this study explored the switch from mother tongue to English in a South African township school. Aim: This study aims to find out how teachers and parents view the implementation of English as a medium of instruction. Setting: The study was conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Policy, Native Language, English (Second Language)
Robin Atilano De Los Reyes; Evelyn Romaguera Bagona – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2024
To address the challenges of teaching and learning among multilingual elementary students, the Philippines, a multilingual country with over 180 languages, implemented the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE). Studies on the use of mother tongue have reported positive results among students who share a common language. However, in…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Code Switching (Language)
Susanna Siu-sze Yeung; Ronnel B. King; Shen Qiao – Language Awareness, 2025
Research has established the link between socioeconomic status (SES) and children's reading development. However, the theoretical mechanisms underlying the association between them have yet to be fully understood. Moreover, few previous studies exploring the mechanisms tapped both first language (L1) and second language (L2) at the same time. In…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Reading Comprehension, Native Language, Second Language Learning
Alvin D. Tenorio – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy in the Philippine basic education has gained traction among educators. Skepticism as to its effectiveness is evident especially in mathematics class where English is the universally recognised medium. This study explored how elementary teachers from a rural…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Teacher Attitudes
Reward Chegovo; Martin Musengi; Mary Runo – Deafness & Education International, 2024
The aim of this study was to examine how sign language policies are being implemented in special schools for the Deaf in Zimbabwe. It employed in-depth interviews to solicit data from 29 participants who were four district school inspectors, four educational psychologists, four school heads and 17 grade one to three specialist teachers. Data were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Schools, School Policy, Sign Language
Hong Shi – World Journal of Education, 2023
The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of teaching intervention for Chinese learners, who were English speakers who tended to focus on phonemic awareness, in learning Chinese. It also tried to examine the impacts of Chinese phonological and morphological awareness on their English language development. The study was conducted in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Learning, Intervention, Instructional Effectiveness
Perfecto, Marianne Rachel G. – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2022
This paper shall describe the bridging strategies used by Grades 3 and 4 English teachers from schools in two regions in the Philippines to help their multilingual students transition from using the mother tongue as medium of instruction in the different subject areas to using English in the English classroom. Data were obtained through…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Code Switching (Language), Recall (Psychology)
Charity Z. Fynn; Blanche Ndlovu – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Poetry predates all other genres of literature, and it has been argued that the relationship between poetry and language is inextricable. The ability of African people to articulate their own stories was largely silenced by colonialism. Poems and lyrics have been known to create a bridge between individuals in meaningful words and…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Poetry, Play, Teaching Methods
Rob Hammel – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2024
In October 2023, a new deaf student, "Zuri," showed up in my second grade classroom. This often happens. Parents move into and out of the district for work, and it is common to get a new student in the middle of the year without warning. Zuri's eyes were wide when she came into the classroom, and she looked scared. Who were all these…
Descriptors: Deafness, Grade 2, Immersion Programs, Language Usage
Roy Venketsamy; Zjing Hu – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2024
Background: Teachers are responsible for curriculum implementation and transformation. Therefore, they are viewed as the primary agents of change in teaching and learning. As agents of change, they are responsible for being innovative and creative in their teaching and learning in their English First Additional Language (EFAL) class. Objectives:…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Change Agents
Tabisa Booi; Pamela Vale; Mellony H. Graven – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: This article critically examines the nature of isiXhosa translations in mathematics learning materials, specifically focusing on the doubling and halving unit within the 'South African Grade 3 Mental Starters Assessment Project (MSAP): Teacher Guide'. Teaching in home languages is encouraged in the Foundation Phase, but unfamiliar…
Descriptors: Translation, Instructional Materials, African Languages, Mathematics Instruction
Kelly A. Long; Tracy N. Bowles – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: The Progress in International Reading and Literacy 2021 results draw stark attention to an ongoing crisis in primary education in South Africa. Research attempting to understand and address continued underperformance has focused on literacy learning and teaching in schools where the language of learning and teaching (LOLT) is the same…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Sinéad Nic Aindriú; Pádraig Ó Duibhir; Joe Travers – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2024
Additive bilingualism has long been reported as a benefit of immersion education. Nevertheless, the suitability of this form of education and bilingualism for children with special educational needs (SEN) has been much debated. Recent studies show that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), specific speech and language disorder (SSLD), and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Irish, Grade 2