As mathematics teacher educators (MTEs), we are motivated by the lack of research concerning the language that MTEs use in initial teacher education settings. In this paper, we turn our attention towards developing a methodological approach to studying the language-in-use during teacher education situations, with a specific focus on the language…

Study of language, like any other discipline, has naturally been developing ever since its inception. But it assumed an accelerated pace from the early twentieth century onwards with two or more paradigm-shifting outlooks, among which the 'socio-contextual surge onto the consideration of language functioning' led to the emergence of an approach…

Fieldwork interviews can be utilised in intercultural communication classrooms to compare theories with real-world experiences, promoting discovery and facilitating deeper learning. However, the insights drawn from such interviews are often reduced to direct quotes from interviewees, with little reflection on why they express their views in…