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Coloniality of Language and Pretextual Gaps: A Case Study of Emergent Bilingual Children's Writing in A South African School and A Call for "Ukuzilanda"
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Carolyn McKinney – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Framed by decolonial theory, this paper explores how language and literacy ideologies, including Anglonormativity, or the expectation that children should be proficient in a standardised version of English and are deficient if not, shape language and literacy practices in South African classrooms. While not legitimised, the use of fluid language…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Bilingualism, Ethnography, Decolonization
An Updated Review on Use of L1 in Foreign Language Classrooms
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Shin, Jee-Young; Dixon, L. Quentin; Choi, Yunkyeong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This article aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the use of first language (L1) in foreign language (FL) classrooms by reviewing recently published empirical literature from 2011 through 2018. The article focuses on literature relevant to four key areas: (1) extent and impact of L1 use; (2) factors influencing L1 and second language…
Descriptors: Native Language, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Code Switching (Language)