The role of gestures in mathematical discourse

Abstract

 This seminar focuses on the fluid and embodied nature of gestures in a bilingual (English and Farsi) mathematics classroom. It examines the symbiotic nature of gestures and their accompanying speech, both temporally and semantically. Particular attention will be given to how gestures function as amplifiers to what interlocutors verbally express. Furthermore, the cross-linguistic variation of gestures will be discussed.

Date: Dec 02, 2014 at 17:00 h
Venue: Beaucheff 851, Edificio Norte, Sala de Seminarios John Von Neumann CMM, 7mo piso.
Speaker: Mr Danyal Farsani
Affiliation: Postdoc, Area Educación, Centro de Modelamiento Matemático Universidad de Chile.
Coordinator: Salomé Martínez
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Posted on Nov 26, 2014 in Seminars