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Download full textHovens, Mart – 2001
This study compared the impact of experimental bilingual schools to the impact of regular schools in Guinea-Bissau and Niger. The Guinea-Bissau school used Creole for instruction in the first two grades, then transitioned abruptly to Portuguese in third grade. Nigerian children were taught in one of the five main languages (Hausa, Zarma, Peul,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Creoles
James, Sybil L. – 1981
Noting that reading development is a crucial factor in breaking down social, intellectual, and political barriers, this paper uses Nigeria as an example of a developing multilingual country in order to examine the problems and challenges that learners and educators in multilingual societies face. The discussion is focused on children at the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Developing Nations
