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van Staden, Surette; Howie, Sarah – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
This article reports on the South African results of a study to identify and explain relationships between some major factors associated with successful reading at Grade 5. With 11 official languages, educational policy in South Africa advocates an additive bilingualism model, and students in Grades 1 to 3 are taught in their mother tongue.…
Descriptors: International Studies, Official Languages, Reading Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness
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Friedman, Debra A. – Applied Linguistics, 2010
This study uses a language socialization approach to explore the role of Ukrainian language instruction in the revitalization of Ukrainian as the national language. Based on 10 months ethnographic observation and videotaping of classroom interaction in two fifth-grade Ukrainian language and literature classrooms, it focuses on corrective feedback…
Descriptors: Socialization, Official Languages, Ideology, Ukrainian