Reading methodologies for African languages: Avoiding linguistic and pedagogical imperialism

Language, Culture and Curriculum

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-180

  Trudell, Barbara ^a   Schroeder, Leila ^a  

^a SIL International   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Language and reading; Reading and cognition; Reading methodologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049016214     PISSN: 07908318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/lcc333.0     Document Type: Article

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