medium of instruction
The study investigated code-switching and its implications for teaching Mathematics in selected primary schools in Ile-Ife. The data for the study were obtained from five mathematics teachers and fifty pupils from five purposively selected... More
This report presents the results of an Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) administered in Hausa to primary grade 3 students in Bauchi and Sokoto states in Northern Nigeria. The data collection was conducted in February and March 2011 as part... More
In this article, I explore language practices in Nigerian primary school classrooms against the backdrop of the policy of mother tongue education. Findings from the study show that there is a classroom bilingual practice that is rather... More
The forecast for the first quarter of this century is that the issue of teaching science in the language to which the learner is most familiar will receive more attention in our quest to win more students for science. Over two-thirds of... More