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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"academic language"”.
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Academic Language Acquisition
… (CCSS) has promoted the increased teaching of academic vocabulary in all subject areas. The current study examined the rationale behind the CCSS’s decision to increase academic language acquisition. Multiple sources were systematically reviewed to find implications for teaching academic …
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Academic language development through technology: English learners in a fifth grade science class
… In particular, this study explores how ELs use language to socialize and how they are socialized to use language during technology-assisted tasks in a science classroom within a given participant structure. Findings show that five different participant structures were used during …
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Academic Language Teaching and Learning in the Third Space Classroom: A Preservice Teachers' Perspective
… has challenged schools to provide adequate academic language instruction to reach the same levels as their monolingual peers. Teachers must demonstrate the ability to support the development of academic language in accordance to both the standards' requirements and the linguistic needs of …
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Investigating the Use of Oral Language Development Instruction to Accelerate the Academic Language Proficiency of English-Language Learners
<p>The achievement of English-language learners is lagging far behind that of other students. The educational policy decisions made regarding the education of English- language learners have been based more upon social and political ideals than upon research indicating which methods are most …
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Effective Practices for Developing Academic Language and Writing Skills in English Language Learners in the Elementary School Setting
<p>With an increased population of English Language Learners (ELLs), educators are in need of programs and strategies that help their students learn academic content while learning to understand, speak, read, and write English (Duessen, Autio, Roccegrandi & Hanita, 2014). ELLs face several …
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Efficacy of a Direct Instruction Approach to Promote Early Learning
… (DAP) curriculum in the form of increased pre-academic, language, and early literacy competencies for high-risk preschool children. Sixty-one preschool children were randomly assigned to either a DI-Add-On group or DAP-Only group. The children were administered the Kaufman Survey of Early …
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Intensive English for Academic Purposes: A Curriculum Designed and Developed for Local English Language Learners Entering University
… systems have seen an enormous influx of language minority (LM) learners: 25% of the student body in Calgary’s K-12 systems have or have had EAL coding, and the proportion of local LM students in tertiary settings is even higher. Previous research has demonstrated that despite graduating …
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Exploring how third-grade African American children leverage academic discourse to engage in literate behaviors
… 2003) was to explore the written and literate language structures, or the academic discourse features, of eight African American students in order to gain insight into the influences of their knowledge of academic discourse on their literate behaviors such as their abilities to decode, …
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Reducing Linguistic Barriers In Secondary Chemistry Through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Driven Instruction For English Language Learners
… linguistic barriers that limit English Language Learners’ (ELLs) access to meaningful participation in secondary chemistry classrooms. Traditional instruction often prioritizes dense academic language and rote memorization, positioning ELLs as passive learners rather than active …
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Perceptions of preparedness and practices: A survey of teachers of English language learners.
… teachers who obtained their English as a second language (ESL) certification by exam only are faced with increasing numbers of English language learners (ELLs) in their classrooms. Decreasing standards for teacher ESL certification and increasing accountability for ELLs has made teachers' role in …
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Integrating Language and Content Instruction: A Linguistic and Cultural Guide for Content-Area Teachers of Asian International Secondary School Students in the US
… ESL students achieve linguistic and academic success and guide these students through a rewarding cross-cultural experience. As supported by second language acquisition theory, with the right training and preparation for effective teaching practices, the content-area classroom offers …
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Teaching subjects as languages: academic English development in the multilingual post-primary classroom
… to answer these research questions: 1. How can academic language development be integrated into mainstream curriculum lessons to the benefit of all pupils in a multilingual post-primary context? 2. What are pupils’ and teachers’ attitudes towards classroom interventions designed to integrate …
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"Enacting and interrogating the ""academic"" in undergraduate language and literacy practices"
… writers receive about what writing and language practices qualify as “academic.” I consider several aspects of these messages: their broad circulation, as evidenced through discourse analysis of the “rules” presented in first year writing textbooks; their contradictions, as shown through …
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Intertextuality and Allusion in the Study of the Hebrew Bible
When biblical studies adopted the language of intertextuality, it began using it in conjunction with other vocabulary--inner-biblical exegesis and interpretation, echoes, allusion--all of which it uses to signify when a biblical text refers to another text that appears elsewhere in Bible. This …
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Thai second language writing: the development of language knowledge and cross-cultural influence
… assessment and learning of English as a second language (ESL) in English-medium schools is a deeper understanding of how language knowledge develops. However, relatively few studies have investigated the development of academic language in learners with ESL, and there appear to be no studies of …
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Critical Media Literacy: A Curriculum for Middle School English Teachers
… which is designed to build upon students’ academic language proficiency and critical-thinking skills through media-based content. The targeted proficiency level ranges from high-intermediate English language learners to native English speakers.</p> <p>The curriculum focuses on developing …
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A Story Well Told: rich Narrative Engages California Fifth Grade Students in American History
… education contains strategies for deconstructing academic language and clarification on historical literature which “should [capture] historical events with dramatic immediacy, engaging students’ interests, and [foster] deeper understanding of the times...” (Crabtree, Nash, 1994). Scott-Foresman …
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A Story Well Told: Rich Narrative Engages California Fifth Grade Students in American History
… education contains strategies for deconstructing academic language and clarification on historical literature which "should [capture] historical events with dramatic immediacy, engaging students' interests, and [foster] deeper understanding of the times" (Crabtree, Nash, 1994). Scott-Foresman …
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