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Awgichew, Sisay – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2022
This article examines the functionality of literacy and numeracy in Addis Ababa city administration. Case study research design was employed and data were collected from 8 actual teachers via interview. Besides, classroom observation and content analysis were employed. The finding revealed that on average 65 (59.88%) of mathematics students'…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Literacy, Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes
Martínez, José Manuel – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2018
Teachers in mathematics classrooms where the language of instruction differs from students' first language face competing demands regarding mathematics and language teaching. In this study, I conducted an analysis of genre of teaching episodes to examine how a teacher in a Spanish immersion third-grade classroom in the US responded to those…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Zahner, William; Roberts, Sarah A.; Willey, Craig – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
This Working Group builds on the accomplishments of the Working Groups in 2015, 2016, and 2018. We will continue considering multiple aspects of research and practice related to mathematics learning and teaching with English Learners. Our goals for the 2019 Working Group include: (1) sharing an opportunity to publish empirical research related to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response)
Coxhead, Averil; Boutorwick, T. J. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2018
This article focuses on vocabulary in the context of English-medium instruction at an international high school in Germany. Longitudinal testing was carried out using the Vocabulary Levels Test (VLT) (Nation, 1983; Schmitt, Schmitt, & Clapham, 2001), with 468 participants tested on entry to their first year of secondary school (Grade 6, aged…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Vocabulary Development, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language)
Farrugia, Marie Therese – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2013
In Malta, mathematics is often taught through code-switching between Maltese and English, mainly due to the use of textbooks published in the UK. The mixing of the languages has been a source of discussion for several years, with some educators accepting the mixed pattern, and others arguing in favour of using English alone. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Language of Instruction, Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries
Jones, Sally Ann – Education 3-13, 2012
In this article theoretical frameworks of genre theory, reading strategies and situated learning are used to show the complexity of the reading task for pupils in the English medium upper primary school in Singapore. An analysis of text genres from school textbooks of English, maths and science at primary three, shows how reading appropriately in…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Bengtsson, Maria – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2012
Children of foreign origin are increasingly failing in mathematics in Swedish compulsory schools. This article analyses the didactics at a school proven very successful in teaching mathematics to all children including the 70% of children of foreign origin. The situation at the studied school is compared to research of the Swedish school system…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Mathematics Achievement, Swedish, Mathematics Instruction
Farrugia, Marie Therese – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2009
Classroom mathematics in Malta is generally communicated through code-switching between the national language Maltese and the country's second language English. This is because not all mathematical words have Maltese equivalents and furthermore, mathematics textbooks are UK publications. I consider the language used for spoken communication and…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Textbooks, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Sánchez, Inmaculada Arnedillo, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2015
These proceedings contain the papers and posters of the 11th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2015, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society, in Madeira, Portugal, March 14-16, 2015. The Mobile Learning 2015 Conference seeks to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Telecommunications, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Baptista Nunes, Miguel, Ed.; McPherson, Maggie, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the International Conference e-Learning 2014, which was organised by the International Association for Development of the Information Society and is part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (Lisbon, Portugal July 15-19, 2014). The e-Learning 2014 conference aims to address the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education