The effects of first- and second-language instruction in rural south African schools

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-41

  Sailors, Misty ^a   Hoffman, James V ^b   Pearson, P David ^c   Beretvas, S Natasha ^b   Matthee, Bertus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d READ Educational Trust   (United States)

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EID: 79952861474     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235881003733241     Document Type: Article

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