Code-Switching In The Classroom
It is amazing the things that the brain can do and how the brain adapts to perform calculations. One important aspect of learning math is the language. It doesn’t matter how fluent is a person in a second language, the person will make calculation in their first language. (Sousa, 2015). The author of this paper learned math in Spanish. He also performed most of his calculation in Spanish. It takes him a longer because he needs to translate from Spanish to English and vice versa. According to Sousa (2015), we need to be careful about assuming if a student has a problem with language will have problems with calculations, and vice versa because language and mathematical reasoning areas are in two distinct parts of the brain. Taking this
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According to Zazkis (2000), “code switching can be described as alternation in use of more than one language in a single speech act.” (p. 38). Code-switching is common in schools where there is a high population of Hispanic students in the U.S. However, is not limited to the U.S. Other countries like Malaysia, Malta and Nigeria, also report the use of code-switching in their classrooms.
The use of technology in math classrooms can help students to improve their learning and can help students to achieve their goals, especially for ELL students, because the use of technology could be a critical aspect of their success. Different technology strategies include the use of laptops, video games, interactive whiteboards, among others (Freeman & Crawford, 2008; Kim & Chang, 2010; Lopez, 2010).
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Other countries where English is the method of instruction, also report the use of code-switching in their classroom as a strategy to improve student success and achievement. Neo and Heng (2012) report their findings in schools in Malaysia. Also, these authors report their finding of qualitative data quantitatively. Jegede (2011) indicates the use of code-switching in Nigeria, where they have children from different socio-cultural and linguistics backgrounds, which results in multilingual classrooms. Farrugia (2013) presents the use of code-switching in Malta. Students receive their instruction in Maltese until they got into high school, where they receive the teaching in Maltese or English, resulting in the use of code-switching. The main reason for the use of code-switching is because the textbooks for math, science, economics and other secondary school classes are only available in
According to Zazkis (2000), “code switching can be described as alternation in use of more than one language in a single speech act.” (p. 38). Code-switching is common in schools where there is a high population of Hispanic students in the U.S. However, is not limited to the U.S. Other countries like Malaysia, Malta and Nigeria, also report the use of code-switching in their classrooms.
The use of technology in math classrooms can help students to improve their learning and can help students to achieve their goals, especially for ELL students, because the use of technology could be a critical aspect of their success. Different technology strategies include the use of laptops, video games, interactive whiteboards, among others (Freeman & Crawford, 2008; Kim & Chang, 2010; Lopez, 2010).
Code-Switching …show more content…
Other countries where English is the method of instruction, also report the use of code-switching in their classroom as a strategy to improve student success and achievement. Neo and Heng (2012) report their findings in schools in Malaysia. Also, these authors report their finding of qualitative data quantitatively. Jegede (2011) indicates the use of code-switching in Nigeria, where they have children from different socio-cultural and linguistics backgrounds, which results in multilingual classrooms. Farrugia (2013) presents the use of code-switching in Malta. Students receive their instruction in Maltese until they got into high school, where they receive the teaching in Maltese or English, resulting in the use of code-switching. The main reason for the use of code-switching is because the textbooks for math, science, economics and other secondary school classes are only available in