Teaching and learning in two languages in African classrooms

Comparative Education

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-77

  Clegg, John ^a   Afitska, Oksana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; EDUCATION; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; STUDENT; TEACHER TRAINING; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 79951797664     PISSN: 03050068     EISSN: 13600486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541677     Document Type: Article

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