Language diversity in the mathematics classroom: does a learner companion make a difference?

Language and education are interrelated because all teaching is given through the medium of language. Language is considered to be both a precondition for thought and a bearer of thought and therefore influences the extent to which a child's intelligence is actualised. In the South African cont...

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Main Authors: Hendrik Botes, Andile Mji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Education Association of South Africa 2010-01-01
Series:South African Journal of Education
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-01002010000100009&lng=en&tlng=en