The starting-point for this series is the belief that a proper study of a language involves listening, reading, speaking and writing. Since the effective use of language is so important, instruction must therefore be made in the living language.

"e;Hierdie werk is 'n kombinasie van oorspronklike (nuwe) navorsing, die herbewerking van vroeer gepubliseerde werk, asook die verwerking van lesings en referate. Die bydraes in die bundel dra by om onontginde terreine te ondersoek en ander te verfyn in die lig van nuwe insigte."e; - Prof. Wannie Carstens, Noordwes-Universiteit

This book comprises the full selected Regular Lectures from the Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-12), which was held at COEX in Seoul, Korea, from July 8th to 15th, 2012. ICME-12 brought together 4700 experts from 100 countries, working to understand all of the intellectual and attitudinal challenges in the subject of mathematics education as a multidisciplinary research and practice. These selected Regular Lectures present the work of fifty-one prominent mathematics educators from all over the globe. The Lectures cover a wide spectrum of topics, themes and issues and aim to give direction to future research towards educational improvement in the teaching and learning of mathematics education. This book is of particular interest to researchers, teachers and curriculum developers in mathematics education.