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Bilingual and multilingual issues in learning mathematics refer to questions regarding bilingual and multilingual learners as they learn mathematics. Research in mathematics education focusing on bilingual and multilingual issues in learning mathematics is primarily concerned with the study of bilingual and multilingual mathematics learners. Below is an overview of some key issues, ideas, and findings that focus on research on learners rather than on teaching practices, although the two are clearly connected.
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The study of bilingual and multilingual mathematics learners requires theoretical notions that simultaneously address not only the cognitive and domain-specific aspects of learning mathematics but also the linguistic and cross-cultural nature of this work. Therefore, research addressing these issues draws on work from outside mathematics education. For example, educational anthropology and cultural psychology have been used to...
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Moschkovich, J.N. (2020). Bilingual/Multilingual Issues in Learning Mathematics. In: Lerman, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15789-0_16
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