Using home languages as a resource to enhance statistical thinking in a

The transcripts were subjected to thematic analysis and coding (Braun & Clarke, 2022) to identify emergent thematic patterns of relevance to the research questions, such as the nature and frequency of translanguaging communication practices from students’ home language to everyday English, and to the language of probability. [...] We followed all ethical protocols including informed consent, the right of withdrawal, the right to confidentiality, and the preservation of anonymity through the use of pseudonyms in referring to the individuals within the school. [...] They found that the use of gestures in teachers’ instructional talk added clarification and richness to the spoken discourse and promoted the remembrance of English mathematics terms for first and second generation of British-Iranians in the UK. [...] Future research could explore the use of terms such as “in the long run” that are likely to prove difficult to students, and particularly English language learners, and the use of bilingual resources to increase the participation of English language learners and assess their understanding of alternative phrases to inform teaching for all learners. [...] He contributed to the design of the project and provided ongoing support for the teachers in the project.