- Title
- A mathematics teacher's response to a dilemma: 'I'm supposed to teach them in English but they don't understand'
- Creator
- Robertson, Sally-Ann
- Creator
- Graven, Mellony
- Date Issued
- 2020
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/148889
- Identifier
- vital:38783
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v10i1.800
- Description
- English is the dominant language in South African schools although it is the home language for less than 10% of the population. Many schools have yet to embrace the Language in Education Policy’s advocacy of additive bilingualism. This has led to a majority of the country’s children learning and being assessed through a language in which they lack proficiency. This article draws on second language teaching and learning theory to make a case for more systematic support for learners’ second language development and for legitimation of use of home language in mathematics classrooms where a different language is the official medium. The article shares empirical data from a South African Grade 4 mathematics teacher’s classroom to illuminate arguments in favour of additive bilingualism.
- Format
- 12 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Childhood Education
- Relation
- Robertson, S.A. and Graven, M., 2020. A mathematics teacher's response to a dilemma: 'I'm supposed to teach them in English but they don't understand'. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 10(1), pp.1-11.
- Relation
- South African Journal of Childhood Education volume 10 number 1 1 11 April 2020 2223-7682
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- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the South African Journal of Childhood Education Copyright and licensing Statement (https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/pages/view/policies#part_4)
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