Browsing by Subject "Mother tongue"
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Children's rights to mother-tongue education in a multilingual world: a comparative analysis between South Africa and Germany
(2017)The importance of the mother tongue, and, more specifically, of mother-tongue education, is recognised globally. Use of the mother tongue is regarded as one of the most effective ways of acting and performing cognitively, ... -
Conceptual awareness in English of grade 5 learners : an analysis
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 2001)The objectives of this study were to investigate existing theory regarding the conceptual learning of young learners and to determine what core concepts Grade 5 learners need to learn. An empirical investigation as to ... -
The epistemology of (m)other tongue(s): What does this mean for language in education?
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: The promotion of ‘mother tongue’ is at the core of the global education agenda. Aim: This article explored the problematic nature of the mother tongue concept, and the subsequent effects it has on language ... -
The impact of same–language subtitling on student comprehension in an English as an Additional Language (EAL) context
(North-West University, 2012)The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of Same-Language Subtitles (SLS) on the subject-specific comprehension and the academic literacy levels of EAL students on the Vaal Triangle Campus of North-West ... -
Investigating kinds of support provided to primary school learners to alleviate language as a barrier to learning with specific reference to grades 4-6
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The main purpose of the study is to investigate the kinds of support given to learners who experience language as a barrier to learning, and the support given to educators in order to support learners with this barrier. ... -
Taalbeleid in privaat hoëronderwys : Aros as gevallestudie
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The research field of language planning is regarded as the umbrella term for organised enterprises to find solutions to language problems (Baldauf, 2012:234, Fishman, 1973:79, New Mexico & Hult, 2010:75). Language planning ...
