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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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