Multilingualism in the classroom : : teaching and learning in a challenging context / / editor, Margaret Funke Omidire.
Most education settings in South Africa and other post-colonial emerging economies are multilingual and diverse. Indeed, multilingual classrooms have become commonplace in developed countries as well. Yet many countries in post-colonial Sub-Saharan Africa use English as a medium of instruction in mu...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cape Town, South Africa : : UCT Press,, 2019. |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (257 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Section I. Language teaching and learning challenges in multilingual contexts. 1. Embracing multilingualism in classrooms: an introduction / Margaret Funke Omidire - 2. Effects of juxtapositioning input and output languages in multilingual classrooms / Malepohole Philomena Sefotho - 3. Enablers of teaching language for learning in multilingual classrooms / Marisa Leask. Section II. Proactive interventions and support for learning and learner development in multilingual settings. 4. Multilingualism as a resource for teaching and learning: overcoming persistent challenges / Folake Ruth Aluko - 5. Supporting learners with dyslexia in multilingual classrooms through the use of mobile devices / Megan Blamire & Margaret Funke Omidire - 6. Recontextualising discourse-intensive interventions for multilingual contexts: implementing Quality Talk in China / Liwei Wei & Karen Murphy - 7. Caring for young children's literacy development in a multilingual context through stories / Mealnie Moen, Anienie Veldsman & Hannelie du Preez - 8. Problematising monolingual practices in multilingual classrooms in Lusaka: towards more inclusive teaching and learning / David Sani Mwanza & Peter Chomba Manchisi - 9. Disparities between reading fluency and comprehension: what do we miss? / Margaret Funke Omidire - 10. Using technology as a resource for teaching and learning in multilingual classrooms / Tony John Mays. Section III. Legislative and policy frameworks guiding multilingualism in education settings. 11. South Africa's language identity struggle in education: the historical factor / Kolawole Samuel Adeyemo & Ophélie RL Dangbégnon -12. The daunting challenge of multilingual policy in Zambia: teachers' perceptions / Kenneth Kapalu Muzata - 13. The language in education conundrum from and empirical perspective: using evidence to inform policy / Surette van Staden & Nelladee McLeod Palane - 14. Is the matrix-embedded language the alternative medium of instruction for Namibia's multilingual schools? / Liswani Simasiku & Chosi D. Kasanda - 15. Improving the implementation of South African laws relating to multilingualism in education / Kolapo Omidire.