The Intersection of Language, Education, and Content: Science Instruction for ESL Students

Notes that overcoming the language barriers that science presents is more difficult for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Identifies how teachers can ground their instruction and assessment in an understanding of the ways that students' educational backgrounds intersect with the cont...

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Published in:The Clearing house 2002-11, Vol.76 (2), p.71-74
Main Author: Case, Rod E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic learning
assessment
Bilingual education
Curricula
Education
Educational activities
Educational Background
English (Second Language)
English as a second language
English as a second language instruction
ESL
Evaluation Methods
High school students
High Schools
Language
language barriers in the classroom
language instruction
Literacy
Physical Education
Reading Skills
Science
Science education
Science Instruction
Science learning
Second language learning
Second language teachers
Teaching Methods
Thinking Skills
Units of Study
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Development
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Summary:Notes that overcoming the language barriers that science presents is more difficult for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Identifies how teachers can ground their instruction and assessment in an understanding of the ways that students' educational backgrounds intersect with the content and language demands of science. Outlines activities from a four-week unit on circuits taught to a high school class. (PM)
ISSN:0009-8655
1939-912X
DOI:10.1080/00098650209604952