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Download full textNjoroge, Martin C.; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2017
An indigenous or community language is the language that nurtures the child in the early years of his or her life. The UNESCO land mark publication in 1953 underscores the importance of educating children in their community languages: an education that is packaged in a language which the child does not understand is simply difficult for the child.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Native Language, Native Language Instruction, Language Planning
Kimani, Rosemary Wamaitha; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2018
The phenomenon of language shift is brought about by language contact. Language shift from mother tongue to another language among the youth is an issue that cannot be wished away due to, "inter alia", factors like urbanization, migration, multilingualism or bilingualism and the country's language policy. Studies have also shown that…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Language Skill Attrition, Bilingualism, Urbanization
