This chapter argues that the progress of mathematics education and language research is
taking place through a complex expansion rather than an overthrow of the linguistic …

It is widely acknowledged within the field of mathematics education that language plays an
important (or even essential) role in the learning, teaching and doing of mathematics …

The reversal error is a prevalent phenomenon that consists of reversing the relationship
between two variables when writing equations from comparison in verbal language. A study …

In this article, we present a discussion about the type of mathematical discourse that is being
produced in classrooms where the language of learning and teaching is local languages …

This study examines the use of languages (English and Irish) by bilingual undergraduate
mathematics learners. Although many studies exist examining the role of language in …

The significant role of language in mathematics teaching and learning is not a new
phenomenon. Investigating bilingual mathematics learners is complex and research has …

The specific role of language in the teaching and learning of mathematics in bilingual
contexts has been well documented. Previous research has tended to focus on the negative …

Irish and Breton are both Celtic languages but unity has vanished resulting in deep linguistic
differences. But the common heritage is still at hand when one considers the lexicon …

In this paper we review and compare language policy in relation to adult numeracy
education in Wales and New Zealand with respect to the Maori and Welsh languages in the …

This paper presents a research framework for investigating the role of language use in
mathematics learning. The paper draws on the wider M2EID study, which explores whether …