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

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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.

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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.

DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
October 24, 2025Listening Across Languages: Translanguaging in Students' Mathematical Modeling PracticesDr. Ayse Ozturk, Old Dominion University
October 31, 2025TBATBA
November 7, 2025Fairness and Foundations in Machine LearningDeanna Needle
November 14, 2025TBACris Negron

Previous Colloquia

Previous Fall 2025 Colloquia
DateTitleSpeaker and Affiliation
October 10, 2025Perspectives of Students Who Dislike Mathematics and Ways to Address Their DislikeDr. Amrit Thapa, Eastern New Mexico University
October 3, 2025Classifying Possible Density Degree Sets of Hyperelliptic CurvesJasmine Camero, Ph.D. candidate, Emory University
September 26, 2025Skein modules in the geometric Langlands programDr. Sam Gunningham, Montana State University
September 19, 2025Social Hour @ ColloquiumCSULB Math faculty and students
September 12, 2025No, math is not a competition: Ways to disrupt traditional math logics in K-12 classroomsDr. 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