1st Edition

Corpus Linguistics and Cross-Disciplinary Action Research A Study of Talk in the Mathematics Classroom

By Joanna Baumgart Copyright 2022
226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

226 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In this book, Joanna Baumgart offers a detailed and innovative account of how a mixed methods approach, combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis, can shed light on educational practice.   Corpus Linguistics and Cross-Disciplinary Action Research is based on a 22,000-word corpus of mathematics lessons in a multicultural secondary school in Ireland with the analysis of classroom... Read more
  1. Introduction  2. Teaching and Learning: The Confluence of Content, Language and Interaction  3. Speaking Mathematically  4. Research Design  5. Openings and Closings  6. Presentations of Mathematical Ideas  7. Working on Ideas and Concepts  8. Looking Back to Look Forward

Biography

Joanna Baumgart is a lecturer in TESOL at the University of Hildesheim, Germany, where she works with pre-service primary and secondary level English language teachers.