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Basterrechea, María; Gallardo-del-Puerto, Francisco – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2020
A considerable body of research within the interaction framework (Long, 1996) has centred on the language-related episodes (LREs) which occur when learners topicalize a specific linguistic item while they are engaged in meaning-focused tasks. Several studies have shown that the production of LREs may be influenced by the proficiency level of the…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Sociocultural Patterns
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Tedick, Diane J.; Young, Amy I. – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
Two-way immersion (TWI) programs in the U.S. integrate learners with different home languages and varied proficiencies in Spanish and English. Although both English home language (EHL) and Spanish home language (SHL) TWI students succeed academically in English, they often experience incomplete acquisition (Montrul 2011. "Morphological Errors…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Spanish, English, Language Usage
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Martin-Beltran, Melinda – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2010
This study examines the social construction of proficiency and the discursive practices prevalent in linguistically diverse schools that afford or constrain participation in language learning communities. Drawing from discourse studies, positioning theory and a sociocultural framework, this study analyzed data from audio recordings and…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Grade 5, Language Proficiency