Mathematical language and communication: an interdisciplinary focus

Abstract

This paper aims to suggest an interdisciplinary approach that seeks to a communication between student and teacher in the teaching and learning of mathematical language. This approach is treated from different point of view perspectives: the philosophical discusses the nature of mathematical object, the anthropological points to the relationship that provides the student with mathematical objects and their representations, the historic talks about the discourse that speaks of difficulty of mathematics, the psychological stresses the student's cognitive process when dealing with mathematical concepts, and discusses the semiotic representations of mathematical objects. Therefore, it is analyzed the implications of some features of mathematical language in the processes of teaching and their learning, and reflects on the role of communication in this process involving the following topics: the relationship between natural language and mathematical language, and the language games as a way of life for which there is communication between teacher and student

Keywords

• língua natural
• linguagem matemática
• comunicação
• interdisciplinaridade