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    Academic discourse refers to the conventions of language used in an academic setting. It involves serious discussion of a subject through speech or writing. Discourse can refer to the patterns of speech and language used within a community. In mathematics, discourse includes how ideas are exchanged and communicated in the classroom, and should involve students making conjectures and proposing solutions. The teacher plays an important role in orchestrating mathematical discourse by posing engaging questions, listening to student ideas, and deciding when to provide information or let students struggle.

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    Academic discourse refers to the conventions of language used in an academic setting. It involves serious discussion of a subject through speech or writing. Discourse can refer to the patterns of speech and language used within a community. In mathematics, discourse includes how ideas are exchanged and communicated in the classroom, and should involve students making conjectures and proposing solutions. The teacher plays an important role in orchestrating mathematical discourse by posing engaging questions, listening to student ideas, and deciding when to provide information or let students struggle.

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    Academic discourse refers to the conventions of language used in an academic setting. It involves serious discussion of a subject through speech or writing. Discourse can refer to the patterns of speech and language used within a community. In mathematics, discourse includes how ideas are exchanged and communicated in the classroom, and should involve students making conjectures and proposing solutions. The teacher plays an important role in orchestrating mathematical discourse by posing engaging questions, listening to student ideas, and deciding when to provide information or let students struggle.

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    ACADEMIC DISCOURSE

    Academic Discourse
    Definitions of on the Web:
    discourse refers to the conventions of a
    certain kind of language in a certain kind of
    place.
    Definition:
    Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary(2005):
    A long and serious treatment or discussion of a
    subject in speech or writing
    Use of language in speech and writing in order to
    produce meaning language that is studied usually in
    order to see how the different parts of a text are
    connected
    What is Discourse? 1/3
    The term discourse has several definitions. In the study of language,
    discourse often refers to the speech patterns and usage of language,
    dialects, and acceptable statements, within a community. It is a
    subject of study in peoples who live in secluded areas and share
    similar speech conventions. Sociologists and philosophers tend to use
    the term discourse to describe the conversations and the meaning
    behind them by a group of people who hold certain ideas in common.
    Such is the definitions by philosopher Michel Foucault, who holds
    discourse to be the acceptable statements made by a certain type of
    discourse community. This explanation will primarily consider the
    definition pertaining to sociology.
    Mathematical Discourse
    Discourse of a classroom the ways of
    representing, thinking, talking, questioning,
    agreeing and disagreeing is central to
    students learning mathematics with
    understanding
    Encompasses the ways in which ideas are
    exchanged as well as what those ideas entail
    Discourse in the classroom should be
    founded on mathematical ways of
    knowing and communicating
    Discourse is shaped by the tasks in which
    the students engage and the nature of
    the learning environment
    Teachers play crucial role in supporting and
    encouraging discourse for learning and
    thinking by students without taking over those
    processes
    Students should be accustomed to making
    conjectures, asking questions and proposing
    approaches and solutions to problems
    NCTM Professional Teaching Standard 2 - The
    Teachers' Role in Discourse
    The teacher of mathematics should orchestrate discourse by-
    posing questions and tasks that elicit, engage, and challenge each
    student's thinking;
    listening carefully to students' ideas;
    asking students to clarify and justify their ideas orally and in writing;
    deciding what to pursue in depth from among the ideas that students
    bring up during a discussion;
    deciding when and how to attach mathematical notation and
    language to students' ideas;
    deciding when to provide information, when to clarify an issue, when
    to model, when to lead, and when to let a student struggle with a
    difficulty;
    monitoring students' participation in discussions and deciding when
    and how to encourage each student to participate.
    Provoke students reasoning
    Encourage and expect students to talk
    Monitor and organize students participation
    Examples of academic discourse
    Seminar
    Workshops
    Conferences
    Books
    journals

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