2013 Conference
May 2–3, 2013
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center, Framingham, MA
MATSOL 2013 Conference: Online Program
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Arabic and Chinese Collaboration Accelerates the Acquisition of Mathematics Registers
Friday, May 3, 2013 at 11:00 AM–11:45 AM EDT
3 Grand North (200)
Session Abstract
Chinese and Arabic ELL's struggle in university mathematics courses due to linguistic incompetence confounded by cultural miscues. With few cognates to either L1, mathematical contexts are obscure, and students cannot follow lectures, participate in discussions, or join study groups. Could these two cohorts benefit from in- class cooperation?
Session Type
Practice-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Audience: Educators in...
Community College ESOL
Higher Education ESOL/IEPs
Higher Education ESOL/IEPs
Topic Strand
Best Practices in Instruction and Assessment
Lead Presenter
Nathan Kohn, Boston University - Center for English Learning and Orientation Programs
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Co-Presenters
Jennifer Lacroix, M.A., Boston University CELOP
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