Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ527741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Code Switching and Collusion: Classroom Interaction in Botswana Primary Schools.
Arthur, Jo
Linguistics and Education, v8 n1 p17-33 1996
Describes the hierarchical values attached to languages in Botswana as reflected in an educational policy placing English in a prestigious position and marginalizing indigenous languages. The article argues that code switching to English during ritualized question-and-answer performances derives from conventions imposed during colonial rule. (24 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 6, Interaction Process Analysis, Interviews, Language Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Vertical Organization
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Botswana
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