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Direct linkKiramba, Lydiah Kananu; Harris, Violet J. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2019
Bakhtinian concepts of persuasive and authoritative discourse, this study reports on science and English language arts instructional practices in a multilingual, rural, fourth-grade classroom in Kenya. Situated in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) and through the use of case study, the study explores classroom discourse data to illustrate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction
Probyn, Margie – Classroom Discourse, 2019
The majority of learners in South African schools are African language speakers, yet the dominance of English in the political economy has meant that schools choose to switch to English medium instruction by Grade 4, before learners have the necessary English proficiency to access the curriculum, with negative effects on learning. This paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Bilingual Education
Shanahan, Timothy; Echevarria, Jana – State Education Standard, 2019
Literacy is increasingly essential for Americans' health, economic well-being, civic engagement, access to higher education, and social participation. Rapid growth in technology and globalization have increased demand for both universal literacy and higher levels of literacy than in the recent past. Yet national and international assessments…
Descriptors: Literacy, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement, National Competency Tests
