Chapter 3 Researching Kreol Seselwa and its role in education in the pursuit of educational equity in the Seychelles

This edited collection provides unprecedented insight into the emerging field of multilingual education in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Multilingual education is claimed to have many benefits, amongst which are that it can improve both content and language learning, especially for learners who may have...

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Автори: Deutschmann, Mats, Zelime, Justin
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Chapter 3 Researching Kreol Seselwa and its role in education in the pursuit of educational equity in the Seychelles
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