On the Psycho-linguistic Basis of Teaching Mathematics in English as a Foreign Language
The Teaching of Mathematics, VII (2004) no. 1, p. 11
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This paper is an attempt of the author to answer the question
``What is the psycho-linguistic basis of teaching Mathematics in English to
non-native speakers?" The idea presented is based on Piaget's Theory of
Cognitive Development and Chomsky's Extended Standard Theory
(Transformational Syntax). The core of the author's idea is the proposal
that there exists a connection between Piagetian operations and operational
schemes, on one hand, and Chomsky's Deep Structures from which the
sentences describing these operations have been derived, on the other. Two
SAT coaching courses have been explored and much literary evidence found in
support of this idea. As many as possible examples taken from these books
have been included to help teacher's practice. At the end, the author
expresses his conviction that this approach can be most generally applied
to the formation of a psycho-linguistic basis of using English for specific
purposes.
Classification :
00A35 97C50
Keywords: English for Specific Purposes, Teaching Mathematics in English, Piagetian Operations, Deep Structures, Surface Structures
Keywords: English for Specific Purposes, Teaching Mathematics in English, Piagetian Operations, Deep Structures, Surface Structures
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Aleksandar Aleksandrov Dabnishki. On the Psycho-linguistic Basis of Teaching Mathematics in English as a Foreign Language. The Teaching of Mathematics, VII (2004) no. 1, p. 11 . http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/TM2_2004_VII_1_a1/