Teaching Learning Mathematics through English

In recent years, there are many international schools in Indonesia. International program in schools is one of the ways to raising the quality of education in Indonesia. In international schools not only the curriculum that based on international rules of education but also the language. Problem that often occurs in international school is the language. How to teach students with English? We simplify our topic in mathematics.

How to teach mathematics through English? In the past, almost teachers use traditional method to taught students. In this method, teachers just transferring knowledge to students. Teachers give and direct. The student cannot explorer their ability because the teachers just give the lesson and not let the students to explorer the lesson by themselves. It makes students become passive.

In modern era, as teachers we should use constructivism method to teach students. Constructivism is the term refers to the idea that learners construct knowledge for themselves as he or she learns. Through this method, students can explore their ability in mathematics. The students can develop their ability to communicate with English. In this method, they have to be active in practice and conversation. They have to be active to find information and study by themselves.

Through constructivism method, the students can increase their ability to find information about mathematics. So, they can’t depend on the teachers. They can more stand alone because they have to.

Teaching mathematics with English is not easy for the teacher that not oriented to international education. The teachers should open their insight to the global perception. They should follow the developing of technology. So, they can teach students faster and easier than before but not decrease the important things that contain in the material. Technology is very helpful to teach students. There are many software and program that can support the subject.

Students have to follow the developing of technology too. It important to help them, find more information about material. Now, there are many website in internet that serves much information about anything. There is e-learning too, that can support the students to study anywhere and anytime. Beside active to study in school, students can active study through e-learning.

Besides that, the students can find information through books. If there are some problems that cannot solve by students, they can ask to the teachers about the solution to solve the problems. Then the teachers should give explanation how to solve the problems. The students can learn from the mistakes that they made. From the experience, they can learn better than before. It will better if the teachers let the students to solve the problem first. If the students cannot solve the problem, teacher will give explanation and help to solve the problem.

Teachers and students should develop their ability to communicate with English. Interaction between teachers and students can increase ability to speak English. If the interaction course smoothly then the teaching learning process will be course well.  

Reference

http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/constructivistlearning.html