The Pragmatics of Mathematics Education
Vagueness and Mathematical Discourse
1st Edition
Published on 2. September 2003
256 pages
978-1-135-69833-1 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on philosophy of language and recent linguistic theory, Rowland surveys several approaches to classroom communication in mathematics. Are students intimidated by the nature of mathematics teaching? Many students appear fearful of voicing their understanding - is fear of error part of the linguistics of mathematics? The approaches explored here provide a rationale and a method for exploring and understanding speakers' motives in classroom mathematics talk. Teacher-student interactions in mathematics are analysed, and this provides a toolkit that teachers can use to respond to the intellectual vulnerability of their students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,30 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-69833-1 (9781135698331)
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Book
09/1999
1st Edition
Routledge Falmer
€64.47
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Person
Tim Rowland
Content
Chapter 1 Preview and Methodology; Chapter 2 Generalization; Chapter 3 Perspectives on Vagueness; Chapter 4 Discourse and Interpretation; Chapter 5 Pointing with Pronouns; Chapter 6 Hedges; Chapter 7 Estimation and Uncertainty; Chapter 8 Pragmatics, Teaching and Learning; Chapter 9 Summary and Review;
