Browsing Theses and Dissertations (English Studies) by Subject "Academic performance"

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Effects of English as medium of instruction on pupils' academic achievement in social studies in primary schools in Malawi

Mchazime, Hartford Skaliot (2001)

The current language policy in education in Malawi allows pupils to be taught through local languages form Standard 1 to 4 and through English from Standard 5 upwards. However, classroom observation suggets that teachers ...
Language proficiency and reading ability as predictors of academic performance of Grade 7 English second language students in submersion contexts

Lendrum, Julie-Ann (2014-11)

In South Africa learners do not achieve as well as their international counterparts on tests of literacy, and language proficiency is often blamed for their poor academic performance. In this study, the relationship ...

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