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Direct linkEssien, Anthony A. – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to provide a systematic review of research that has been carried out between 2006 and 2016 on the role of language in early grade (Grades 1-4) mathematics teaching and learning in three countries--Kenya, Malawi and South Africa. These countries were selected because they have similar characteristics: teaching and…
Descriptors: Language Role, Language of Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students
Gotti, Maurizio – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2015
In the process of internationalization of their teaching programmes many universities all over the world are now offering courses in English. This is a typical English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) situation in which both lecturers and students--although they are not native speakers of English--use this language as a common means of communication and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Multilingualism
Download full textPennington, Martha C. – 1993
Research on language in Hong Kong is reviewed, focusing on work in the areas of discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and survey research. Discourse analysis studies examined include research on classroom language, discourse in other settings such as work environments, business telephone communication, news media discourse, and student language…
Descriptors: Chinese, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, English
Peer reviewedRamirez, Arnulfo G. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1980
Significant because of deliberate attempts to manipulate the use of two languages in the instructional process, the role of language in the bilingual classroom has been studied from four main points of veiw, each of which is examined in terms of implications for bilingual education. (SB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Classroom Environment, Code Switching (Language)
Fitch, Kristine L. – 1983
While language switching among multilinguals has been studied in a wide variety of contexts, few attempts have been made to generalize or to integrate findings into useful communication theory. Since language switching is an important part of personal as well as group identity and since issues surrounding language identity are often a focal point…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Interrelationships
Couvertier, Aixa B. – 1997
Puerto Ricans in the United States are often assumed to be bilingual, and most are to some degree. Among Puerto Ricans, frequent returns home are common, allowing for immersion in both cultures and communication in both Spanish and English. Despite availability of bilingual education, programs are too short for participants to attain even a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Code Switching (Language), Demography, Dialects
Saunders, George – 1988
The sequel to a personal account of the bilingual development of two children in one family looks at subsequent development and issues in bilingualism for those two and an additional child, occurring over a five-year period. An introductory chapter defines bilingualism and considers briefly its advantages and disadvantages. The second chapter…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Development, Child Language
