Publications

Publication details [#27076]

Williams, Eddie. 1996. Reading in two languages at year five in African primary schools. Applied Linguistics 17 (2) : 182–209.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

child | language dominance | language politics | reading, L1-acquisition of | reading, L2-acquisition of

Language as a subject

Chichewa | English | Nyanja

Place, Publisher

Oxford University Press

ISBN

0142-6001

Journal WWW

http://www3.oup.co.uk/applij/contents/

Annotation

This study of the influence of the language of formal education on childrens' reading ability in Malawi and Zambia confirms that instruction in first language (L1) reading improves results in L1 and does not hamper L2 reading ability.