Namibia: Why Children Learn English More Easily With the Help of Their Home Language - Namibian Study
Teachers used learners’ home languages to explain new vocabulary and ideas, and the study found children read with greater confidence and understanding.
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Namibia: Why Children Learn English More Easily With the Help of Their Home Language - Namibian Study
Analysis - Across Africa, millions of children grow up speaking African languages at home but are later expected to learn through English, French or Portuguese at school. This transition can make learning difficult, particularly when learners are required to understand new concepts in a language they are still developing.
Why children learn English more easily with the help of their home language – Namibian study
Suzy Hazelwood via Pexels, CC BYAcross Africa, millions of children grow up speaking African languages at home but are later expected to learn through English, French or Portuguese at school. This transition can make learning difficult, particularly when learners are required to understand new concepts in a language they are still developing. For example, in Namibia, learners switch from mother-tongue instruction to English in Grade 4 at the age…
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