Mother tongue policies and mathematical terminology in the teaching of mathematics

The Department of Education in South Africa advocates collaborative and constructivist learning; however, observations indicate that little discussion occurs in most multilingual mathematics classes. In this paper we draw on a pilot study set in the Eastern Cape where teachers wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mercy Kazima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-10-01
Series:Pythagoras
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Online Access:https://pythagoras.org.za/index.php/pythagoras/article/view/74