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Title: | Bilingualism and the medium of instruction |
Other Titles: | ދުއިބަސްވެރިކަމާއި ކިޔަވައިދިނުމަށް ބޭނުންކުރާ ބަސް |
Authors: | Hameed, Hassan |
Keywords: | Bilingual education English medium instruction Bilingual proficiency ދުއިބަސްވެރިކަން |
Issue Date: | Dec-2020 |
Publisher: | Research Development Office, The Maldives National University |
Citation: | Hameed, H. (2020). Bilingualism and the medium of instruction. Maldives National Journal of Research. 8(2), 89-100. |
Abstract: | This paper explores Cummin’s dual iceberg metaphor in terms of bilingual proficiency in the Maldivian context and the gradual switch to English-medium instruction. Bilingual education was implemented in the Maldives on the premise that the earlier a student is introduced to a foreign language and the greater is her exposure, the better will be her proficiency in the foreign language. Research on bilingualism contradicts this naïve and intuitive understanding of how a student achieves bilingual proficiency.The paper concludes by briefly outlining the manner in which the switch to the English- medium by policy actors was made and the consequent marginalization of mother tongue.and erosion of societal values. |
URI: | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/8670 |
ISSN: | 23085959 |
Appears in Collections: | Volume 8, number 2, December 2020
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