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Supporting Early Oral Language Skills for Preschool ELL in an EFL Context, Mauritius: Possibilities and Challenges
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Auleear Owodally, Ambarin Mooznah – Early Child Development and Care, 2015
In Mauritius, Kreol is the home language of the majority of school children, while English is the main language of literacy and the main written medium of instruction as from the first year of primary schooling. This has had a backwash effect on the preschool sector, where English is introduced. A cross-sectional study of local preschools revealed…
Descriptors: Creoles, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction