DeafMath: Exploring the influence of sign language on mathematical conceptualization
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Sign languages are performed in a modality other than spoken languages, using the entire body in a spatial-visual-somatic way. With reference to spoken language, performance of the language in terms of articulation, but also perception and interpretation, changes in the medium of sign language as a visual means of expression. Considering mathematical discourse and social interaction as an important factor in the learning of mathematics, this paper discusses theoretical approaches of a research program, currently underway, that aims at getting a better understanding of how the use of sign language may influence the learning of mathematics. From this a more profound basis shall be derived for developing didactical strategies responding to the special needs of deaf learners and understanding the role of bodily language in mathematical conceptualization.
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