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POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF BILINGUAL TEACHING IN LEARNING HISTORY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).50      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).50      Published : Mar 1

Potential Benefits of Bilingual Teaching in Learning History

Abstract

    Bilingual education has been controversial since the beginning of educational programs, there is still uncertainty among school leaders while deciding the medium of instructions for their system especially while measuring its impact on students’ learning. This research evaluated the outcomes of bilingual education for the subject of History. The target population of this research was grade V students studying in a private school In Pakistan. This study explored benefits of bilingual teaching by adopting Urdu language explanation and discussion for clarifying details. Scaffolding and Translanguaging were applied during the history periods and positive results were recorded after the intervention., benefits were observed on the overall academic performance, class participation and conceptual clarity of the experimental group who were taught with bilingually. Conclusively, bilingual instructions proved to be aid that supported learning.

    Bi-lingual, Trans-language, Scaffolding, ELL (English language learners)

    (1) Sara Sehar
    School manager, Department of Social Science, Greenwich University, Karachi, Pakistan.
    (2) S. Khurram Khan Alwi
    Associate Professor, Department of Social Science, Greenwich University, Karachi, Pakistan.
    (3) Mohammad Shaiq
    Director ORIC, Department of Social Science, Greenwich University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Sehar, Sara, S. Khurram Khan Alwi, and Mohammad Shaiq. 2020. "Potential Benefits of Bilingual Teaching in Learning History." Global Social Sciences Review, V (I): 490-499 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).50

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    HARVARD : SEHAR, S., ALWI, S. K. K. & SHAIQ, M. 2020. Potential Benefits of Bilingual Teaching in Learning History. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 490-499.

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    TURABIAN : Sehar, Sara, S. Khurram Khan Alwi, and Mohammad Shaiq. "Potential Benefits of Bilingual Teaching in Learning History." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 490-499. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).50