Mother Tongue Use in Bilingual/Bidialectal Education: Implications for Brunein Dwibahasa [and] A Response.

James, Carl; Bourke, James

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ERIC Number: EJ535845

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Publication Date: 1996

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Mother Tongue Use in Bilingual/Bidialectal Education: Implications for Brunein Dwibahasa [and] A Response.

James, Carl; Bourke, James

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v17 n2-4 p248-61 1996

Presents and evaluates the arguments and research evidence for and against mother tongue (MT) use in bilingual classrooms. The article endorses the claim that MT use bolsters second- language development, cognitive development, and content learning. Bourke's response focuses on arguments for and against MT use, recent research on MT use, and bilingual/bidialectal problems. (24 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Language Proficiency, Language Research, Native Language Instruction, Regional Dialects, Second Language Instruction

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brunei

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