Role of Language in Teaching & Learning of Mathematical Word Problems | in English Language Learning(ELL)context

Salma Jan

ISBN 10: 3845442557 / ISBN 13: 9783845442556

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

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Role of Language in Teaching & Learning of Mathematical Word Problems | in English Language Learning(ELL)context | Salma Jan | Taschenbuch | 148 S. | Englisch | 2014 | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | EAN 9783845442556 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Role of Language in Teaching & Learning of Mathematical Word Problems | in English Language Learning(ELL)context
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3845442557
• ISBN 13: 9783845442556
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 10D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 10 millimeters depth
• Weight: 238 grams
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Synopsis

My interest to understand role of language in teaching and learning mathematical word problems evoked from my teaching and learning experiences. When I look back at my own learning experiences of mathematics at the secondary level, I remember that on a majority of occasions I felt handicapped in understanding the language of the text,especially in mathematics. This is because the language of teaching and learning mathematics is underestimated by teachers. Likewise, during my teaching I realized the need to find out about the role of language in teaching and learning word problems. As I observed students facing difficulties in understanding word problems presented in English. As a result, I wondered as to what extent language played a crucial role in understanding mathematical word problems. Was the role of language in mathematics being ignored? why did one need to understand the language of teaching and learning mathematics? These questions kept bothering me especially when I came across word problems because I believed that language and mathematical word problems were strongly related. Consequently,this book examines the connection between language and mathematical word problems.

About the Author

I am a graduate of Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development(AKU-IED) having Specialization in Teacher Education.I also have specialization in Mathematics from university of Karachi.Currently,I am working as Professional Development Teacher(PDT)with AKU-IED/Professional Development Centre,North(PDCN) Gilgit Baltistan.