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Seventh International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

du 6 au 9 February 2019

The Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA

Teacher as resource? How to analyse the role of the teacher in supporting students' use of language practices to enhance mathematical learning.

vendredi 8 février 2019 à 11:15–12:15 EST
College (34)
Strand

Strand I: Pedagogy & Assessment

Immersion/Partner Language(s)

Irish, English

Level

Elementary (K-5)

Program Summary/Abstract Description

Current research in the teaching and learning of mathematics in multilingual contexts has rejected deficit perspectives of multilingualism and focused on ideas of language as a resource (Planas, 2013), and sources of meaning (Barwell, in press). While students' uses of their multiple languages to support their mathematical learning have been documented, the role of the teacher in immersion pedagogy in developing and supporting these practices has been unexamined. The focus of this paper is to present a proposed framework, informed by socio-cultural theories of learning, to identify and examine pedagogical actions which stimulate, support and enhance students' use of their languages to develop competence in the target mathematics and language. The potential use of this framework to structure and inform an empirical investigation into the prevalence and nature of these teacher actions in the Irish-language immersion elementary school is presented and discussed.  

Lead Presenter

Miriam Ryan, Dublin City University
Role/Title

Assistant Professor

Co-Presenters

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