Learning concepts, language, and literacy in hybrid linguistic codes: The multilingual maze of urban grade 1 classrooms in South Africa

From the field of developmental psycholinguistics and from conceptual development theory there is evidence that excessive linguistic ‘code-switching’ in early school education may pose some hazards for the learning of young multilingual children. In this article the author addresses the issue, invo...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Henning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2012-09-01
Series:Perspectives in Education
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Online Access:https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/1771