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Teaching Mathematics in Two Languages: A Teaching Dilemma of Malaysian Chinese Primary Schools
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Lim, Chap Sam; Presmeg, Norma – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2011
This paper discusses a teaching dilemma faced by mathematics teachers in the Malaysian Chinese primary schools in coping with the latest changes in language policy. In 2003, Malaysia launched a new language policy of teaching mathematics using English as the language of instruction in all schools. However, due to the complex sociocultural demands…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese