Word recognition strategies amongst isiXhosa/English bilingual learners: The interaction of orthography and language of learning and teaching

Word recognition is a major component of fluent reading and involves an interaction of language structure, orthography, and metalinguistic skills. This study examined reading strategies in isiXhosa and the transfer of these strategies to an additional language, English. IsiXhosa was chosen because o...

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Main Authors: Tracy Probert, Mark de Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-05-01
Series:Reading & Writing
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Online Access:https://rw.org.za/index.php/rw/article/view/84