What does Social Semiotics have to Offer Mathematics Education Research? |
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Authors: | Candia Morgan |
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Institution: | (1) School of Mathematics Science and Technology, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Social Semiotics, based on the work of the linguist Michael Halliday, emphasises the ways in which language functions in our
construction and representation of our experience and of our social identities and relationships. In this paper, I provide
an introduction to the theory and its analytic tools, considering how they can be applied in the field of mathematics education.
Some research questions that may be raised and addressed from this perspective are identified. An illustrative example is
offered, demonstrating a social semiotic approach to addressing questions related to construction of the nature of school
mathematical activity in writing produced by secondary school students. |
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Keywords: | Halliday language linguistics methodology nature of mathematics social semiotics |
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