| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Hameed, Hassan | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-21T17:08:41Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-21T17:08:41Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hameed, H. (2020). Bilingualism and the medium of instruction. Maldives National Journal of Research. 8(2), 89-100. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 23085959 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/8670 | - |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | dh | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Research Development Office, The Maldives National University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bilingual education | en_US |
| dc.subject | English medium instruction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bilingual proficiency | en_US |
| dc.subject | ދުއިބަސްވެރިކަން | en_US |
| dc.title | Bilingualism and the medium of instruction | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | ދުއިބަސްވެރިކަމާއި ކިޔަވައިދިނުމަށް ބޭނުންކުރާ ބަސް | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Volume 8, number 2, December 2020
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