Development of mathematical competences in a foreign language

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is to evaluate the development of mathematical competences when a foreign language is employed for teaching. This study is focused, in particular, on understanding how English language skills affect the mathematical learning process, and here it is especially interesting for evaluating how the deep knowledge of a foreign language is decisive when considering mobility between different countries. Some preliminar results show that the English language skills do not seem to be a decisive factor in the development of mathematical competences. In the paper a complete statistical study of these results is presented and analyzed.