Multilingualism and discourse in primary school mathematics in Kenya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12113174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grace Bunyi, Grace W Bunyi (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 52-65 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Culture and Curriculum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-8318 • E-ISSN: 1747-7573 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07908319709525240 |
| OpenAlex | W2018642716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 16 |
The paper very briefly reviews the literature on second language medium of instruction and educational achievement. Classroom discourse data from English, Kiswahili and mother tongue mathematics lessons, and from lessons where code switching occurred are presented. The paper argues that regardless of the medium of instruction, a transmissional model of teaching and learning predominates. The paper underlines the importance of teacher education programmes that are based on the realities of the local situation, and that develop the teachers’ awareness of the impacts that their way of talking and organising learning opportunities have on how pupils learn
Code-switching · First language · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Medium of instruction · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
A closer look at the interactional construction of choral responses in South African township schools
‘No vernacular’
Singing under a tree
Close encounters of a bilingual kind
Rethinking the place of African indigenous languages in African education
Is changing teaching practice the mission impossible? A case study of continuing professional development for primary school teachers in Senegal
Classroom Interaction in Kenyan Primary Schools
Accomplishing lessons in postcolonial classrooms
Changing pedagogical practice in Kenyan primary schools
Bilingual classroom interaction
Language at the brink of conflict
The role of mother tongue literacy in language learning and mathematical learning
The ‘ideal’ vs. the ‘reality’
| Citations per year | 0.48 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2020 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |