Morgan, Candia;
Craig, Tracy;
Schuette, Marcus;
Wagner, David;
(2014)
Language and communication in mathematics education: an overview of research in the field.
International Journal on Mathematics Education (ZDM)
, 46
(6)
(In press).
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Abstract
Within the field of mathematics education, the central role language plays in the learning, teaching, and doing of mathematics is increasingly recognized, but there is not agreement about what this role (or these roles) might be or even about what the term ‘language’ itself encompasses. In this issue of ZDM we have compiled a collection of scholarship on language in mathematics education research, representing a range of approaches to the topic. In this introduction we outline a categorisation of ways of conceiving of language and its relevance to mathematics education, the theoretical resources drawn upon to systematise these conceptions, and the methodological approaches employed by researchers. We will also identify some outstanding issues and questions and suggest some ways of building upon the diversity in order to strengthen the coherence of the field and the utility of its outcomes.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Language and communication in mathematics education: an overview of research in the field |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This survey article serves as the editors' introduction to a special issue of ZDM on the topic of language and communication. It is based on a plenary address by the first author at CERME8 in 2013. |
| Keywords: | Language, multilingual contexts, interaction, linguistic competence, Mathematics or maths |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10019058 |
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