Multilingualism in Mathematics Education in Africa

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Dr Anthony A. Essien (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) Kathleen Heugh (University of South Australia Australia)

Multilingualism in Mathematics Education in Africa

Dr Anthony A. Essien (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), Kathleen Heugh (University of South Australia Australia), Christopher Stroud (University of the Western Cape South Africa) , Piet Van Avermaet (Ghent University Belgium)

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Bloomsbury Academic
21 August 2025

Bilingualism & multilingualism; Teaching of a specific subject; Educational: Sciences, general science

Series: Multilingualisms and Diversities in Education

This book brings together the first book collection of African research in mathematics education in multilingual societies and chronicles current research in different linguistic contexts across the African continent, (including Algeria, Namibia, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa) on issues of multilingualism in mathematics education, but more importantly, it foregrounds pertinent issues for future research. With many of the authors building on earlier path-breaking African research, the book is a unique contribution of careful thinking through how linguistic diversity and multilingualism manifest in ways that differ from one geopolitical context to another. This volume is an important contribution to the growing recognition of multilingualism as the global ‘linguistic dispensation’ in mathematics education. It is an invitation to how we might (as an international community where more and more multilingualism is the norm rather than an exception) pay more attention to the multilingual agency and capabilities of both students and teachers in order to better harness the epistemic potential of multiple languages in contexts of language diversity in mathematics education.

Edited by: Dr Anthony A. Essien (University of the Witwatersrand South Africa), Kathleen Heugh (University of South Australia Australia), Christopher Stroud (University of the Western Cape South Africa), Piet Van Avermaet (Ghent University Belgium)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781350369245
ISBN 10: 1350369241
Series: Multilingualisms and Diversities in Education
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 21 August 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony A. Essien is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Reviews for Multilingualism in Mathematics Education in Africa

""This book brings together works by researchers from multiple countries in Africa who share a common interest in understanding mathematics education in multilingual settings. Each chapter provides insights into particular research studies, policies, or interventions within one national or regional context. Taken as a whole, the text provides a valuable overview on the issue of language(s) and teaching mathematics in Africa. I hope this book sparks additional research and publications from mathematics educators in Africa who have valuable insights about the phenomenon of language(s) in mathematics to share with the global mathematics education research community."" --William Zahner, San Diego State University, USA