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Socialising Multilingualism: Determinants of Codeswitching in Kenyan Primary Classrooms.

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Merritt, Marilyn; And Others – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992

Using ethnographic observations of classroom interaction in three primary schools, determinants of teachers' language choice and codeswitching among English, Swahili, and mother-tongue were explored: official school policy, cognitive concerns, classroom management concerns, values and attitudes about societal multilingualism. (36 references)…

Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Educational Environment