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Latino English Language Learner and the Mathematics Perspective

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Underst<strong>and</strong>/Marry <strong>the</strong> Discourse<br />

Poverty: A Framework for Underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> Working with<br />

students <strong>and</strong> adults from Poverty. Dr. Ruby Payne<br />

•Casual register needs to be recognized as <strong>the</strong> primary discourse<br />

for many students<br />

•Formal register needs to be directly taught<br />

(Academic/Ma<strong>the</strong>matics)<br />

•Discourse patterns: manner in which information is organized.<br />

•Formal: pattern is straight to <strong>the</strong> point<br />

•Casual: pattern is to go around <strong>and</strong> around <strong>and</strong> finally to <strong>the</strong> point<br />

Montano-Harmon, Dr. Maria Rosario. “Discourse Features of<br />

Written Mexican Spanish: Current Research in Contrastive<br />

Rhetoric <strong>and</strong> Its Implications”. Hispania, Vol. 74, No. 2 (May,<br />

1991) 417-425.<br />

•Anglo Students- discourse verbal <strong>and</strong> written: linear, deductive<br />

pattern of st<strong>and</strong>ard American <strong>English</strong><br />

•Mexican Spanish- discourse : flowery, poetic language; flexible<br />

sentence structure tied via repetition, synonyms, in additive <strong>and</strong><br />

explicative relationships<br />

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Noemi Lopez-HCDE

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