The use of language in mathematics teaching in primary schools in Malawi: bringing language to the surface as an explicit feature in the teaching of mathematics

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The use of language in mathematics teaching in primary schools in Malawi: bringing language to the surface as an explicit feature in the teaching of mathematics

The aim of this study was to explore how teachers use language in Chichewa medium and English medium mathematics teaching in standards 3 and 4 of selected primary schools in Zomba, Malawi. Chichewa is a local and national language whereas English is a foreign language yet the official language in Ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kaphesi, Elias S.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2002
Subjects:	education primary mathematics maths math language
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/14002/

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