Challenges to preschool teachers in learner's acquisition of english as language of learning and teaching

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-75

  du Plessis, Sandra ^a   Louw, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

English as language of learning and teaching; Multilingualism; Urban preschools

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049427376     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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