ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN KENYA - Manyasi, Beatrice
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This book provides a comprehensive analysis of teachers' use of motherese or care taker speech to foster acquisition of English language by lower primary pupils in Kenya. Specifically the author set out to investigate whether primary teachers of English use extra linguistic features to aid comprehension and facilitate meaningful communication among pupils; whether primary school teachers of English use, simplified vocabulary and short simple sentences to facilitate comprehension and to elicit spontaneous speaking by pupils, and find out whether the language teaching activities used by teachers…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of teachers' use of motherese or care taker speech to foster acquisition of English language by lower primary pupils in Kenya. Specifically the author set out to investigate whether primary teachers of English use extra linguistic features to aid comprehension and facilitate meaningful communication among pupils; whether primary school teachers of English use, simplified vocabulary and short simple sentences to facilitate comprehension and to elicit spontaneous speaking by pupils, and find out whether the language teaching activities used by teachers foster spontaneous use of English. It is highly recommended for policy makers, curriculum developers, teachers of English, Students of English and language teacher educators.
Autorenporträt
Beatrice Manyasi holds a B.ED degree in English and Literature from Moi University (1993-1997). She has a Masters of Philosophy degree in English language education. Currently she is a Doctor of Philosophy student in the school of education, Moi University, Kenya, specializing in English Language education.