Language Medium in Early School Years for Minority Language Groups

Patricia Lee Engle

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For the past fifty years, the proper t reatment of children whose home language differs from the language of the school has been an educational, sociological, psychological, and in many respects a political issue. The debate centers around two straightforward questions: (a) Will a child learn to read more rapidly in his second language if he is first taught to read in his primary language? (b) Will the child achieve greater general knowledge of other subject matter areas in his second language if he is taught these subjects first in his native language? In some minds, the debate is settled. In a historical UNESCO conference, resulting in the monograph The Use of Vernacular Languages in Education (1953), the assembled experts estab-I would like to extend my appreciation to the many people who took the time and effort to communicate with me on this project. These include: Nancy

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