Maths to ESL Learners an experience John Allan

Overview Setting Strategies Technology E-resources

Setting

Strategies

Technology

E-resources

Setting Summer school Media students from same department Repeaters Have taken the course this year at least once Key factors to success Extrinsic motivation pass Higher Diploma Better career opportunities Peer pressure (status) Intensive session six periods per day 5 days per week

Summer school

Media students from same department

Repeaters

Have taken the course this year at least once

Key factors to success

Extrinsic motivation pass Higher Diploma

Better career opportunities

Peer pressure (status)

Intensive session

six periods per day 5 days per week

Strategies Electronic materials developed by maths department worked well with the Softboard Positive attitude only Did not give up on them Taught from an ESL teachers’ perspective Students created personal vocabulary list Examined how word problems were written to identify patterns Internet hour each day

Electronic materials developed by maths department worked well with the Softboard

Positive attitude only

Did not give up on them

Taught from an ESL teachers’ perspective

Students created personal vocabulary list

Examined how word problems were written to identify patterns

Internet hour each day

Technology Electronic materials Softboard Internet Web CT/Respondus

Electronic materials

Softboard

Internet

Web CT/Respondus

Internet resources DWC Interactive and printable worksheets at http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/fnd/math/mathindex.shtm (now) http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/fnd/ For Variety the BBC website was used http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/index.shtml For basics which is what was required the Skillswise paths were used Use the whole numbers example http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/addsubtract/written/factsheet.shtml Factsheet ->games->worksheet Math.com http:// www.math.com Revise Maths for introducing or reinforcing or keeping them awake during lessons http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/maths/index.shtml

DWC Interactive and printable worksheets at

http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/fnd/math/mathindex.shtm

(now) http://dwc.hct.ac.ae/fnd/

For Variety the BBC website was used http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/index.shtml

For basics which is what was required the Skillswise paths were used

Use the whole numbers example

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/addsubtract/written/factsheet.shtml

Factsheet ->games->worksheet

Math.com http:// www.math.com

Revise Maths for introducing or reinforcing or keeping them awake during lessons

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/maths/index.shtml

Tips and Troubles for Math and WebCT 10 exp 4 or 10 4 Null or Nul or Not or Ø do not add extra information 803 passengers answer with digits when asked / or ÷ online calculator < > confusion on Arabic Keyboard (not shown on keys) Ascending order or listing leave a space or comma mixed numbers or fractions Degrees symbol º

10 exp 4 or 10 4

Null or Nul or Not or Ø

do not add extra information 803 passengers

answer with digits when asked

/ or ÷

online calculator

< > confusion on Arabic Keyboard (not shown on keys)

Ascending order or listing leave a space or comma

mixed numbers or fractions

Degrees symbol º

Final ingredient Luck

Luck