TESL Ontario’s Magazine for Language Teachers

Recommendations for the inclusion of mathematics education in language instruction for newcomers to Canada (LINC)

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Abstract

This paper draws on literature that examines the underpinnings of language and math education in Canada as well as on the author’s own professional observations and reflections as an adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) educator in Toronto, Ontario in order to advocate for the inclusion of mathematics education in the LINC program. It evaluates the program’s…