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"We Don't Understand English That Is Why We Prefer English": Primary School Students' Preference for the Language of Instruction in Mathematics
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Davis, Ernest Kofi; Bishop, Alan J.; Seah, Wee Tiong – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
This paper reports on a study which sought to investigate how social and political influences affect students' preference for language of instruction in mathematics in Ghana, where the language of instruction from grade 4 onwards in school is not the students' main language. 4 focus group interviews were carried out with 16 primary school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Language of Instruction, Student Attitudes