Spoken Mathematics as an Instructional Strategy: The Public Discourse of Mathematics Classrooms in Different Countries

• Published in: Student Voice in Mathematics Classrooms Around the World Vol. 4; pp. 13 - 31
• Main Authors: Clarke, David, Xu, Li Hua, Wan, May Ee Vivien
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: The Netherlands BRILL 2013; SensePublishers
• Series: Learner’s Perspective Study
• Subjects: Class activities; Classroom communication; Classroom Practice; Coding; Discussion; Instructional Strategy; Language; Learner's Perspective Study (LPS); Mathematical concepts; Mathematical Term; Mathematical vocabulary; Mathematics Classroom; Mathematics Education; Mathematics teaching; Secondary education; Speech communication; Student teacher relationship; Studiocode (Computer software); Teaching methods; Year 8; South Korea; Singapore; Hong Kong; Asia; United States; Victoria; China; Australia; Germany; Melbourne (Vic)

This chapter examines the use of spoken mathematics in the public discourse of eighth-grade mathematics classrooms internationally. By 'spoken mathematics' the authors mean the recognisably mathematical terms used in spoken interaction in the classroom. Their principal focus was the relati...