Comparison of educational facilitation approaches for Grade R English Additional Language learning in rural Mpumalanga

South African Journal of Education

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Moodley, P ^a   Kritzinger, A ^a   Vinck, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

EAL learning; ELP standards assessment tool; Formal instruction; Grade R facilitation; Learners' first language; Play based approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901644065     PISSN: 02560100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15700/201412071209     Document Type: Article

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