Language teaching at the elementary school level: language bias among teachers and pedagogical tools to check it

Sinha, Sweta (2013) Language teaching at the elementary school level: language bias among teachers and pedagogical tools to check it. Language and Language Teaching, 1 (2). pp. 31-34. ISSN 2277-307X

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Abstract

At times, an elementary teacher is herself filled with certain prejudices regarding the use of the mother tongue in the classroom. This article discusses the need for teachers to overcome these for effective language teaching. Based on a pilot study of around two hundred children between the ages of four and seven years, the article also suggests some pedagogical tools which will help teachers use children’s mother tongues in the classroom

Item Type: Articles in APF Magazines
Authors: Sinha, Sweta
Document Language:
Language
English
Uncontrolled Keywords: Language, Multilingualism, Language Teaching, Assessment Literacy
Subjects: Language
Divisions: Azim Premji University > University Publications > Language and Language Teaching
Full Text Status: Public
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Note: Published twice a year in January and July, Language and Language Teaching (LLT) reaches out to language teachers, researchers and teacher educators on issues and practices relevant to language teaching. The primary focus of the publication is language pedagogy in elementary schools. LLT proposes to establish a dialogue between theory and practice so that practice contributes to theory as much as theory informs practice. The purpose is to make new ideas and insights from research on language and its pedagogy accessible to practitioners while at the same time inform theorists about the constraints of implementation of new ideas.
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1023
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