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Download full textMoody, James – 1993
A major controversy in education in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been the choice of language for initial literacy education. It is now generally accepted by academics, education leaders, and politicians that this should be a language already spoken by the learner. Research suggests that this will contribute to better, not worse skills in English at…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Language of Instruction, Language Role
