Publications

Publication details [#58035]

Farrugia, Marie Therese. 2013. Moving from informal to formal mathematical language in Maltese classrooms. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 16 (5) : 570–588.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

code-switching | formal language | language of instruction | mathematics | technical language

Language as a subject

English | Maltese

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

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

Annotation

In Maltese education, mathematics is frequently taught via Maltese-English code-switching, given the use of UK-edited textbooks. Some educators credit this mixed model, others endorse English-only or even a potentially standardised Maltese-only register.