Theme 1 Project 8
| Project
title |
The
Additive Bi-lingual Education (ABLE) Project |
|
Lead
researcher |
John
Landon (Educational
Studies, School of Education) University of Edinburgh |
|
Other
researchers |
George
Hunt, Morag MacNeil (with the University of Port Elizabeth, South
Africa) |
|
Keywords |
Xhosa;
bilingual, dual-medium |
|
Abstract |
The
project aims to evaluate the impact of the establishment of Xhosa-English
dual-medium instruction from Reception Year to Grade 9 on acquisition
of Xhosa and English, cognitive development and academic attainment
in a rural school in Eastern Cape province. Results will be compared
with attainment of pupils in an early exit programme and in an English
only programme. |
|
Publications |
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|
Start
/end date |
2004 |
|
Funder
/amount |
Part
of DflD funded Higher Education Link project (AccessLink) with further
funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa. |
|
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