Publications

Publication details [#41644]

Burston, M. and M. de Courcy. 2000. Learning Mathematics through French in Australia. Language & Education 14 (2) : 75–95.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

instructing1 | mathematics | reading | second language acquisition

Language as a subject

French

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper discusses how children learn mathematics in French in an early partial immersion programme in Australia. New information is revealed regarding children's second language reading processes and regarding the development of the students' language in a partial immersion programme.