Tambulukani, G., & Bus, A. G. (2012). Linguistic diversity: A contributory factor to reading problems in Zambian schools. Applied Linguistics, 33, 141-160.
摘要：A lack of familiarity with the language of teaching is blamed for illiteracy rates beyond 40% among people who live in nations in Africa or Asia in which dozens of languages are spoken. For a critical test of the importance of familiarity with the language in which initial reading is practiced, we took the Zambian situation as a natural experiment and tested effects of a fit between the local language spoken in the homes and playground and the language officially designated as language of instruction. We selected 12 state-funded primary schools from three districts likely to differ in match between children's language and language of instruction. From each school we took at random 10 high- and 10 low achievers, in all 240 pupils, and tested them after 18 months of instruction. Pupils make more progress in word reading fluency in a Zambian language and English when basic reading skills are practiced in the children's most familiar Zambian language. Research into other facets of reading instruction is required to balance various possibilities for increasing efficacy of reading instruction. Adapted from the source document
关键词：Elementary Education , African Languages , article, Language of Instruction , Reading Instruction , Reading Achievement , Zambia , English , applied linguistics, reading instruction and remediation
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