Authors
Suraj Pratap Singh
Abstract
It is well known to all that in sharing information and thoughts, language is a key component. Every subject has simple language. In these subject, language of mathematics is unique from other languages that can be understood by any one even high skilled person in mathematics field also faces difficulties to talk in mathematical language. The learning of mathematics in schools is very important for high skill and education and learning the language of mathematics is significant for the improvement of mathematical expertise. The problems also come in the teaching and learning of mathematics. There are many factors that affects the learning of mathematics such as vocabulary and use of prepositions. In mathematical language, the prepositions play a vital role for explaining the problems of mathematics. This article represents the relation between mathematics and language and the problems in learning the language of mathematics which have different categories. It also explain the role of culture in the understanding the concepts, terms and ideas of mathematics. Keywords: Prepositions, Culture, Vocabulary
Introduction
Like other subjects, for teaching and learning of mathematics there is a need of effective communication between teacher and learner. The mathematical language defined in the term of how to create and share meaning of mathematics by the help of language. The concept of mathematics is quite simple until the teacher and learner use a common language. Difficulty is generated where two different languages are used. For understanding the objectives of mathematics instruction, it is necessary to use the language by the author in their book and also by teachers whose meaning, structure, symbolism, and technical vocabulary can be understood by the pupils of a specific class level. As many individual and sociological factors have impact on the mathematical learning. In the same way, linguistic (language) also has an impact on the mathematical learning. For understanding the number and arithmetic competence, the language plays a role for accounting the children form different culture. If language is used for the representation of calculations of large quantities and algorithms, it is essential to use the discrete linguistic features that could result into distinction arithmetical productivity and computational understanding (Mulwa, 2014).
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