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Tasçi,Samet; Aksu Ataç, Bengü – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2020
The employment of the mother tongue or first language (L1) in foreign (FL) or second language (L2) teaching is a controversial issue and still continues to take considerable attention from researchers. Hence, the current study attempted to shed light into the use of L1 in Turkish EFL classes. In particular, it focused on the amount and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Language of Instruction, Native Language
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Jones, Sally Ann; Seilhamer, Mark Fifer – Oxford Review of Education, 2019
This study, situated in a multilingual, English-medium educational context, draws on theory from mathematics and language education to capture teachers' perspectives on the place of language in their mathematics pedagogy. The benchmark study explored this topic through surveying and interviewing teachers. Additionally, it sought to relate…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Language of Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Nag, Sonali; Vagh, Shaher Banu; Dulay, Katrina May; Snowling, Margaret J. – Review of Education, 2019
The general consensus in the field is that when the home language is different from the language of instruction in school then children's literacy attainments could slow down. In this 26-year review of the literature on children's literacy attainments in low- to middle-income countries, 40 correlational, ethnographic and intervention studies…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Usage, Family Environment, Educational Environment
New York City Department of Education, 2013
The aim of this report is to provide context about the NYC Department of Education's (DOE) English Language Learners (ELLs) students. The data provided is based on the Bilingual Education Student Information Survey (BESIS). Just over 41% of the students enrolled in New York City public schools speak a language other than English at home. That…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Student Surveys, Public Schools