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John, Magnus – International Library Review, 1984
This essay addresses the effect of introducing a foreign language into the formal education of oral-traditional societies. Highlights include the nature of such societies, language in formal education, reading and language acquisition, developing a theory of high retention and recall, and overall implications for national development and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition