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Assessing Grade 4 Mathematics in the Learner's Mother Tongue: A South African Experiment
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Vandeyar, Saloshna – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Official policy in post-apartheid education is aimed at redressing linguistic inequity in schooling by promoting the 11 official languages of South Africa through mother tongue instruction. However, since the life chances of children are inextricably linked to the language of power, many parents believe that their children would benefit from…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Language Role, Foreign Countries, Grade 4