Mathematics Colloquium
Upcoming Colloquium
Listening Across Languages: Translanguaging in Students' Mathematical Modeling Practices
Dr. Ayse Ozturk, Old Dominion University
October 24, 2025
12:00pm-1:00pm via Zoom
Join 10/24 Zoom
Meeting ID: 814 8121 3482
Abstract
This study examines how students draw on translanguaging practices while engaging in mathematical modeling. By listening to and moving across languages, students make sense of real-world problems and generate mathematical representations. Data from classroom interactions highlight how students’ flexible language use fosters collaboration, supports problem framing, and deepens reasoning. Translanguaging emerges as a resource for connecting everyday experiences with mathematical ideas, expanding access and participation in modeling tasks. Findings suggest that valuing students' full linguistic repertoires not only enhances communication but also strengthens their agency in mathematics, underscoring the role of listening across languages in modeling-rich learning environments.
Biosketch
Ayse Ozturk is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at Old Dominion University. Her research focuses on learning and teaching mathematics as a humanizing practice. To make mathematics more relevant and accessible, she has focused on designing and teaching equitable mathematics curricula through enacting mathematical modeling, which involves using mathematics and personal experience to inform decisions about the real-world situations.
About the Colloquium
The Mathematics Colloquium is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in mathematics and what mathematics and statisticians do after they graduate. Hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at California State University, Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in mathematics. All students are encouraged to attend.
Schedule
The Fall 2025 will be posted as it becomes available.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2025 | Listening Across Languages: Translanguaging in Students' Mathematical Modeling Practices | Dr. Ayse Ozturk, Old Dominion University |
| October 31, 2025 | TBA | TBA |
| November 7, 2025 | Fairness and Foundations in Machine Learning | Deanna Needle |
| November 14, 2025 | TBA | Cris Negron |
Previous Colloquia
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2025 | Perspectives of Students Who Dislike Mathematics and Ways to Address Their Dislike | Dr. Amrit Thapa, Eastern New Mexico University |
| October 3, 2025 | Classifying Possible Density Degree Sets of Hyperelliptic Curves | Jasmine Camero, Ph.D. candidate, Emory University |
| September 26, 2025 | Skein modules in the geometric Langlands program | Dr. Sam Gunningham, Montana State University |
| September 19, 2025 | Social Hour @ Colloquium | CSULB Math faculty and students |
| September 12, 2025 | No, math is not a competition: Ways to disrupt traditional math logics in K-12 classrooms | Dr. Brittany L. Marshall, San Diego State University |
The Mathematics Colloquium Archive has the colloquia from previous semesters.
Colloquium Committee
For Fall 2025:
- Dr. Pavneet Kaur Bharaj
- Dr. Dan Kaplan
- Dr. Kathryn McCormick
