February 2011
John Clegg & Oksana Afitska
Comparative Education 47 (1), pp. 61-77. DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2011.541677
January 2011
Casmir M. Rubagumya, Oksana Afitska, John Clegg, Patrick Kiliku
International Journal of Educational Development. 31 (1), 78-85. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.007
January 2011
Gastor Mapunda
PhD Thesis Abstract. International Journal of Educational Development. 31 (1), P.96. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.002
November 2010
John Clegg
This presentation discusses the implications of publishing textbooks with a European language of instruction. It argues that textbooks in European languages are often unreadable to African learners.
November 2010
John Clegg
This presentation argues that teachers provide a more effective pedagogy when using their first language (L1). It demonstrates how reading, writing and speaking suffer when lessons are conducted in a second language (L2)
November 2010
John Clegg and Oksana Afitska.
This working paper investigates the practices that emerge in teachers who are trying to provide a bilingual education in the absence of central planning and organisation.
September 2010
John Clegg, with input from the Language and Literacy Project Team
This policy brief supports arguments to extend quality mother-tongue education and suggests changes to teacher education/ development and textbook readability to address the impact of language of instruction. It draws on EdQual research that shows how the language used in classrooms impacts on teaching strategies.
April 2010
September 2009
Alfred Ampah–Mensah
Presentation at BAAL Conference, Newcastle, September 4.
February 2009
Casmir Rubagumya
In Jo-Anne Kleifgen and George C. Bond (eds.) The Language of Africa and the Diaspora: Educating for Language Awareness. Bristol and Tonawanda, NY: Multilingual Matters. pp. 48-63.
January 2009
Casmir Rubagumya
In Parry, K (ed) Reading in Africa, Beyond the School. Kampala: Fountain Publishers. pp.11-23.
August 2008
PhD Thesis Abstract.
February 2007
Casmir M. Rubagumya
This working paper explores how the concept of linguistic citizenship can be applied to Tanzania in terms of bilingual education delivery and addressing issues of equity, quality education and tackling poverty, and shows how EdQual’s Language and Literacy Project attempts to empower rural communities in this way.
October 2006
Proposal for EdQual's Language and Literacy project.
October 2005
John Clegg
Paper in H.Coleman (ed) 2007. Language and Development: Africa and Beyond: edited proceedings from the 7th International Language and Development Conference, Addis Ababa, 26-28 October 2005.
