Learning support to grade 4 learners who experience barriers to English as language of learning and teaching

• Main Author: MacKay, Blanche Denise
• Other Authors: Hugo, Anna, 1947-
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Language of learning and teaching (LoLT); Home language; English second language; Barriers to learning; Grade 4 learners; Mainstream education; Inclusive education; Curriculum content; Learning support; School Based Support Team (SBST); 372.65210968; English language > Study and teaching (Primary) > South Africa > Foreign speakers; Language and education > South Africa; Second language acquisition; Inclusive education > South Africa; Learning > South Africa; Teaching > South Africa
• Online Access: MacKay, Blanche Denise (2014) Learning support to grade 4 learners who experience barriers to English as language of learning and teaching, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14139>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/14139

The advent of democrary in South Africa in the early 1990's led, due to choice or circumstances, to the influx of numerous learners whose home language is an indigenous language, into school environments where the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) is English. These learners are confronted with the challenge of mastering the curriculum content while simultaneously learning English in which it is couched and instructed. When the LoLT differs from learners’ home language, this difference can be an educational barrier, which if not addressed timeously and effectively, may become a major challenge to a fully inclusive education system. The main aim of this research was to investigate whether Grade 4 English second language learners who experienced barriers to English as LoLT were supported in all subjects. The research also probed how effectively these learning support strategies were being implemented under the guidance of SBSTs at mainstream schools. === Inclusive Education === M. Ed. (Inclusive Education)