Delta-K,  Research,  Volume 52, Issue 1

Mathematical Discourse in the French Immersion Classroom

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 52 Issue 1, December 2014

5 – 10

Mathematical Discourse in the French Immersion Classroom

Lisa Sauder

Math class begins. and I ask my students questions, trying to encourage dialogue or discourse as we attempt to solve a problem. “Je ne comprends pas” (“l don’t understand”) and “Je ne sais pas comment dire” (“I don’t know how to say”) are often the first comments out of my students mouths.