The role of L1 and L2 reading comprehension in solving mathematical word problems
| Autor: | Ayse Akyel, Emine Erktin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Linguistics and Language
Private school Turkish First language 05 social sciences 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education Language acquisition Language and Linguistics Linguistics language.human_language Disadvantaged 0504 sociology English as a second language Reading comprehension ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION language Positive relationship 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Australian Review of Applied Linguistics. 28:52-66 |
| ISSN: | 1833-7139 0155-0640 |
| DOI: | 10.1075/aral.28.1.04erk |
| Popis: | Mathematics educators are concerned about students’ lack of ability to translate mathematical word problems into computable forms. Researchers argue that linguistic problems lie at the root of students’ difficulties with mathematical word problems. The issue becomes more complicated for bilingual students. It is argued that if students study mathematics in a second language they cannot be as successful as when they study in their first language. This study investigates the relationship between reading comprehension and performance on mathematics word problems in L1 and L2 for students learning English as a second language in a delayed partial immersion program. Data were collected from 250 Turkish students from Grade 8 of a private school in Istanbul through reading comprehension tests in L1 and L2 and an algebra word problems test prepared in L1 and L2. The results indicate a positive relationship between reading comprehension and mathematics performance. They also show that the students who participated in this study were not disadvantaged when they studied mathematics in English. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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