by Mark Dawes, Nov 2018
Pupils who do not have English as their first language face a number of challenges when learning mathematics and may need support in different ways.
There seem to me to be several issues for pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL):
- Use of mathematics-specific vocabulary
- Use of ordinary English
- Other mathematical norms
- Use of mathematics in their first language.
- Individual differences
I will expand on each of these in turn.