This article is downloaded from http://researchoutput.csu.edu.au It is the paper published as: Authors: Tamsin Meaney, Uenuku Fairhall, Tony Trinick, Title: Genres in the mathematical writing of Maori-immersion students Conference: Language and communication in mathematics education, 11th International Congress of Mathematics Education ICME11 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Date: 6-13 July 2008 Abstract: This paper describes part of an ongoing project with teachers from Year 0-13 in a Mäori- immersion school in New Zealand. It discusses the process of identification of genres from samples of students’ writing. Halliday’s ideas about the relationship of the context of situation to the texts was the underlying theory for identifying the genres. Three genres were identified from over 2000 samples: description; explanation and justification. As well a number of different mathematical writing modes were also identified. There appears to be a relationship between the purpose of the writing, the audience and the mathematical writing modes employed. Authors Address: tmeaney@csu.edu.au uen.fai@koutu.school.nz t.trinick@auckland.ac.nz URL: http://tsg.icme11.org/tsg/show/32 http://www.icme11.org/node/1619 http://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/R/-?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=9158&local_base=GEN01- CSU01 CRO Number: 9158