scholarly journals Mathematical Discourse that Breaks Barriers and Creates Space for Marginalized Learners

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Discourse ◽  
Marginalized Learners

scholarly journals Cultural and linguistic struggles and solidarities of Emirati learners in online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 147821032110248
Author(s):  
Sarah Hopkyns
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Video Cameras ◽  
Gendered Space ◽  
Marginalized Learners ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Almost All

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented shifts in higher education worldwide, with some nations more adversely affected than others. Since the onset of the crisis, almost all education abruptly moved to ‘emergency remote teaching and learning’. While the United Arab Emirates has been praised for its swift and effective responses, unique cultural and linguistic dynamics in this region present additional challenges for teaching and learning. This article presents empirical data from a qualitative phenomenological case study investigating female Emirati university students’ ( n = 69) perspectives on the use of video cameras and microphones in online classes. Students’ reflective writing and researcher observations in autumn 2020 revealed discomfort using video cameras and microphones due to a range of cultural and linguistic factors. Such factors include Islamic beliefs relating to modesty, home as a gendered space, noise considerations, concerns about privacy, struggles with language in their English-medium instruction university and fear of judgement from peers. Data are interpreted thematically using intersectionality together with Goffman’s theories of everyday interaction, stigma and relative deprivation, through which complexities of learner identities are explored. Practical suggestions are made on ways to adapt online learning to better suit the cultural and sociolinguistic realities of periphery and Global South contexts. It is argued that greater efforts need to be made toward inclusion of marginalized learners during the COVID-19 period.

Didactic Explanation and School Mathematical Discourse: The Case of Variation

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-236
Author(s):  
Evelia Reséndiz Balderas ◽  
Ricardo Arnoldo Cantoral Uriza
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Discourse

scholarly journals How Does Language Impact the Learning of Mathematics? Let Me Count the Ways

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve Boulet
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Mathematics Classroom ◽  
Mathematical Discourse ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Key Factor

The role that language plays in the teaching and learning of mathematics is at the forefront of current literature in mathematics education. In this paper, I give particular attention to the manner in which teachers and students engage in the exploration of mathematical concepts and procedures with the goal of revealing how language impacts students’ learning. Through a series of examples of language commonly used in the mathematics classroom, I address specific issues pertaining to language used to describe mathematical processes, to read and interpret notation, and to define mathematical terms. Considering that communication is a key factor in the building of understanding, it is hoped that these examples will motivate teachers to examine and to adapt their own practices in order to cultivate productive and meaningful mathematical discourse in their classrooms.

scholarly journals Czy kompetencja arytmetyczna jest uwarunkowana kulturowo?

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
Wojciech Krysztofiak
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Discourse ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Models Of Teaching ◽  
Cultural Status ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this essay is not to answer the question posed in the title, but to specify the ''preconditions'' for the defense of two opposing stances: mathematical culturalism and mathematical anticulturalism. The names of these stances are not present in the source literature. Introducing them to the debate on the nature of the relationship between expert mathematical knowledge and its folk counterpart is justified, because the dispute concerns i.a. the cultural status of mathematical discourse - especially due to the fact that the acceptance of one of the stances results in rejecting various models of teaching arithmetic in school, considering them incompatible with the stance taken in the dispute. The presented essay does not, however, focus on the strategies, methods, or transfer & teaching techniques concerning mathematics in public education systems.

Remote Schooling Supports for Linguistically Diverse Parents of Students With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
pp. 105345122110510
Author(s):  
María Cioè-Peña
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
English Learners ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Speech And Language Impairment ◽  
Marginalized Learners ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities

Remote schooling has increased in prevalence. Although remote schooling may feel novel, remote and online educational requirements have been consistent parts of the educational landscape for years. Remote schooling increases learning opportunities within the home, magnifying the need for home-school collaborations to support the academic and socio-emotional development of marginalized learners in urban settings, particularly multiply marginalized learners such as students classified as English learners who also have a high incidence disabilities (e.g., learning disability, speech and language impairment, autism spectrum disorder). Much policy and practice around remote schooling centers on ensuring students have access to devices and technology; little consideration is given to what happens after devices are distributed, especially within culturally and linguistically diverse households. This paper explores considerations to be made before, during, and after engaging in remote schooling, whether it’s for short- or long-term use, to ensure that students who are dually classified are not digitally excluded during remote schooling.

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