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Publication details [#49382]

Schroeder, Leila. 2004. Mother-tongue education in schools in Kenya: Some hidden beneficiaries. Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa 35 (2) : 376–389.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | language of instruction | literacy | school

Language as a subject

Tharaka

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This paper discusses how the Tharaka mother-tongue education project for Tharaka-speaking schoolchildren in Kenya, benefitted both child and adult literacy.