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An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school
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| author | Nthara, Ivy Jeb |
| author2 | Prinsloo, Mastin |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11765 An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school Nthara, Ivy Jeb Prinsloo, Mastin Plüddemann, Peter Applied Language Studies Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-88). This study arises out of an awareness of the history of Malawi' s language in education policy from the era of British colonialism to the present multilingual era. English is given a high status in schools despite the fact that many more teachers and pupils speak local languages. Malawi's new language in education model stipulates that "English should be offered as a subject from Standards 1 to 3; English should be offered as medium of instruction from Standards 4 to 8" (MOE. 1996). The Malawi in education bilingual model is thus subtractive, which impacts negatively on second language learning. I discuss various theories that underpin the teaching of literacy in a second language. namely bilingualism and cognition, social learning, and theories with an educational or classroom orientation to establish a framework for my empirical investigation. 2015-01-08T19:53:07Z 2015-01-08T19:53:07Z 2008 Master Thesis Masters MEd http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11765 eng application/pdf Centre for Applied Language and Literacy Studies and Services in Africa Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Applied Language Studies Nthara, Ivy Jeb An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| title_full | An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| title_fullStr | An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| title_full_unstemmed | An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| title_short | An examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in English as a second language in a Malawian primary school |
| title_sort | examination of classroom practices for the development of writing in english as a second language in a malawian primary school |
| topic | Applied Language Studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11765 |
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