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An application of grosjean’s (2001) bilingual’s language modes on English Language teaching as medium of instruction in Ghanaian primary schools
Joint Authors
Owusu, Edward
Afram, Charles Senior
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 7 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.133-138, 6 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bialystok (2015) argues that the bilingual's cognitive benefit is related to the continuous supervision and the need for conflict resolution that happens when dual languages are co-activated.
one framework that clearly projects the experience of the bilingual, in terms of swapping languages is the bilingual's language modes (BLMs) by Grosjean (2001).
in this review paper, we have highlighted the policy of medium of instruction for teaching English in primary schools in Ghana.
Again, we have briefly described the tenants of the BLMs, and demonstrated how these modes can be applied on the Ghanaian bilingual primary schools.
on the basis of the BLMs, we argue that the most suitable medium of instruction for teaching and learning of English as a second language.
at the primary level (primary 1-6) of a diverse Ghanaian multilingual society should be English language, and the mother tongue of the community within which the school is situated.
this argument is in conformism with anyidoho (2009), and owusu et al.
(2015).
consequently, this paper would enable the key stakeholders of Ghanaian primary schools, to reexamine the policy of instruction for teaching English in Ghanaian primary schools, by placing prominence on the first language of the various speech communities in Ghana.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Owusu, Edward& Afram, Charles Senior. 2020. An application of grosjean’s (2001) bilingual’s language modes on English Language teaching as medium of instruction in Ghanaian primary schools. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 7, pp.133-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497905
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Owusu, Edward& Afram, Charles Senior. An application of grosjean’s (2001) bilingual’s language modes on English Language teaching as medium of instruction in Ghanaian primary schools. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 7 (2020), pp.133-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497905
American Medical Association (AMA)
Owusu, Edward& Afram, Charles Senior. An application of grosjean’s (2001) bilingual’s language modes on English Language teaching as medium of instruction in Ghanaian primary schools. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 7, pp.133-138.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1497905
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 137
Record ID
BIM-1497905