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ERIC Number: EJ103518
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Concept Formation in a Second Language: A Study of Ghanaian School Children
Collison, G. Omani
Harvard Educational Review, 44, 3, 441-57, 74
This study uses Lansdown's approach to Vygotsky's theory of language and concept development as the basis for comparing the conceptual level Ghanaian children express in their native languages (Ga or Twi) and in their school language (English). (Editor)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)
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