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Multilingual Education Policy in Practice: Classroom Literacy Instruction in Different Scripts in Eritrea
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Asfaha, Yonas Mesfun; Kroon, Sjaak – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
This contribution compares literacy instruction in three different scripts in Eritrea. It uses data stemming from classroom observations of beginning readers of Tigrinya (Ge'ez script), Arabic (Arabic script) and Saho (Roman alphabet), the examination of teaching materials, and teacher interviews. Our analysis focuses on literacy events. We…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, National Curriculum, Written Language, Language Planning