Date: 2024-05-31 10:35 AM – 12:35 PM
Last modified: 2024-05-31
Abstract
Facing the 21st century, pre-service teachers should be equipped with foreign language. This present study aims to explore the mathematics students’ perceptions on the English for Math subject as in curriculum. Employing qualitative method, the study attempts to elaborate the students’ perceptions using questionnaire and interview. Twenty mathematics education students from the second semester were involved in this study. The participants were chosen as they had been participated in English for math subject. The result of this study indicated that students had positive perceptions the use of English is very necessary and beneficial for the development of their academic achievements. Based on the interview, they got the benefits from the English for Math subject as the learning resources are mostly written in English besides they realized that English is useful for their future career. Future study could more deeper analysis regarding to the practice of English for Math that can contribute to English for Specific Purposes.
Keywords: Education, English, Mathematics, Students Perceptions