Language and Literacy Project. Moving towards bilingual education in Africa.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2007
Document Type:
Book Chapter
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Clegg, J.

Abstract

This article proposes that in sub-Saharan Africa, teaching should not be through European languages alone, but that education should be bilingual, that is, learning through two languages throughout schooling.

Citation

In ‘Language and Development : Africa and Beyond,’edited by Hywel Coleman. Edited proceedings of the 7th International Language and Development Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 26-28 October 2005. Published in 2007 by British Council Ethiopia.

Language and Literacy Project. Moving towards bilingual education in Africa.

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Published 1 January 2007
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