EDUC4105

It was interesting to read about the multiple registers that all contribute to create meaning in Mathematics. The combination of written language (including technical words and symbols) and oral and visual representations need to be interpreted by learners of Mathematics to understand instructions, exercises and problems.

A good point was made that it is the teacher’s oral communication that helps students to construct meaning from written Mathematical words and symbols. This has great implications for explanations will impact on the students’ “internal chatter” and how they think about language. Teachers need to be very careful and precise in explaining language use because this is the initial source that students form understanding from.