The facilitative role of adults in the language development of Afrikaans- and Sesotho-speaking preschool children

European Early Childhood Education Research Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-296

  Messerschmidt, Johanna ^a   Ramabenyane, Julia ^a   Venter, Ricka ^a   Vorster, Carna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Afrikaans; early language development; facilitative role; preschool children; Sesotho; Vygotsky; zone of proximal development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867521243     PISSN: 1350293X     EISSN: 17521807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13502930802291801     Document Type: Article

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