Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik und Physik

Explaining geometrical concepts in sign language and in spoken language

a comparison

authored by: Annika Wille, Christof Schreiber
Abstract: The explaining of mathematical terms is part of both learning and teaching mathematics. In this study, explanations, in the forms of a video in sign language, a video and an audio recording in spoken language (all on the subject of quadrilaterals), are compared. Therewith, the explanation process is understood as semiotic mediation, as proposed by Hasan (2002, 2005). The question regarding which role the modality plays in transitioning from specific geometric forms to general statements of the geometric forms is also pursued.
External Organisation(s): Alpen-Adria-Universitat Klagenfurt (AAU)
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Type: Conference contribution
Pages: 4609-4616
Publication date: 02.2019
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
Electronic version(s): https://hal.science/hal-02435340/document (Access: Open)
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BibTeX

@inproceedings{38aac0c0925c4a1a93478e3b3e1eb04c,
title = "Explaining geometrical concepts in sign language and in spoken language: a comparison",
abstract = "The explaining of mathematical terms is part of both learning and teaching mathematics. In this study, explanations, in the forms of a video in sign language, a video and an audio recording in spoken language (all on the subject of quadrilaterals), are compared. Therewith, the explanation process is understood as semiotic mediation, as proposed by Hasan (2002, 2005). The question regarding which role the modality plays in transitioning from specific geometric forms to general statements of the geometric forms is also pursued.",
author = "Annika Wille and Christof Schreiber",
note = "Funding Information: We wish to thank Christian Hausch from the center for sign language and hearing-impaired communication of University Klagenfurt, Austria, for his cooperation during the production of the videos in Austrian Sign Language.; 11th Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME11) ; Conference date: 06-02-2019 Through 10-02-2019",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
language = "English",
pages = "4609--4616",
editor = "Jankvist, {Uffe Thomas} and {van den heuvel-Panhuizen}, Marja and Michiel Veldhuis",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education",
}

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