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ERIC Number: EJ1435744
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
EISSN: EISSN-2330-0582
From Switching Languages to Switching Units
Ayse Ozturk
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v117 n6 p437-441 2024
In teaching bi/multilingual students, translanguaging underscores "what students know and can do (speak two languages) instead of what they do not know (English)" (Phakeng & Moschkovich, 2013, p. 125). Employing translanguaging strategies in the mathematics classroom can create an inclusive learning environment that values students' linguistic and cultural diversity and promotes active engagement in collaborative sense making (Martinez & Yeong, 2023). This article presents Ms. Ravza (all names are pseudonyms), a multilingual secondary mathematics teacher, and her Turkish American students to exemplify how students' language switching prompted unit switching, transforming small-group and whole-group discussions while tackling an open-ended mathematics problem. Ms. Ravza's approach offers a practical example of facilitating reflective class discussions with multilingual students by allowing them to use their primary language and experience in problem solving and positioning them as their solutions' experts.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: publicationsdept@nctm.org; Web site: https://pubs.nctm.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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