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David, Opanga; Nsengimana, Venuste – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa secondary school science curricula recognise language as the most important communication tool for learners' biology learning outcomes. Despite this prominent goal, learners' scientific literacy at secondary school appears to be insufficient to cope with classroom teaching and learning of biology. This paper presents a review of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Biology, Science Education
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Amira Desouky Ali – Bilingual Research Journal, 2024
This study examined how two Translanguaging (TL) modes impact multilingual students' English skills. It also investigates the perceived benefits and disadvantages of the translanguaging practices used by both students and teacher. The research sample comprised 96 multilingual students divided into three groups: a control group and two experimental…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Native Language, Second Language Learning
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Ting, Su-Hie; Jintang, Lipina – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
The preliminary study examined teacher and students' translanguaging practices in a preschool in Sarawak, Malaysia. Analysis of audio-recorded interactions of 15 students with their teachers in two preschool classrooms (1 English, 1 Malay) found 291 instances of teacher talk functions (English, 87; Malay, 204) and 222 instances of student talk…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, English (Second Language)
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Ezeh, Nnenna Gertrude; Umeh, Ifeoma Ann; Anyanwu, Esther Chikaodi – English Language Teaching, 2022
The primary goal of language teaching is to afford learners, proficiency in communicating in the target language, self-development as well as intercultural understanding of languages in the learning process. The teacher is therefore charged with the task of selecting appropriate strategies to effectively achieve his pedagogic goals, one of which…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ma, Junjie – Online Submission, 2022
Against the background of increasing internationalization, Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs are growing in the Chinese higher education sector. With the international teaching environment combined with the local IC education concept, Chinese-foreign cooperative education programs are potentially the ideal platform for the complete…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cooperative Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Higher Education
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Simasiku, Liswani; Kasanda, Choshi; Smit, Talita – English Language Teaching, 2015
There has been a high failure rate of Grade 10 learners in the year end examinations in the Caprivi Education Region of Namibia over a number of years. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the use of mother tongue in English medium classrooms enhanced learners' academic achievement.The study investigated 12 teachers at 12 schools…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Academic Achievement, Grade 10, Investigations
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Ahmad, Badrul Hisham; Jusoff, Kamaruzaman – English Language Teaching, 2009
Due to the alarming signals of declining proficiency level among English Language learners in Malaysia, this study set out to learn more about the learners' perceptions of the teachers' code-switching in English Language classrooms. The objectives of this study were to investigate: a) learners' perceptions of teachers' code-switching, b) the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning