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Winkler, Sunni; Kuo, Li-Jen; Eslami, Zohreh; Kim, Haemin – Educational Research and Development Journal, 2021
This research synthesis describes, critiques, and synthesizes intervention studies related to the academic vocabulary acquisition of post-secondary English learners. Using the article matrix and the constant-comparative methods of analysis (Boeije, 2002), this critical synthesis aims to provide a knowledge point on general academic vocabulary;…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Vocabulary Development, College Students, Second Language Learning
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Kalinowski, Eva; Gronostaj, Anna; Vock, Miriam – AERA Open, 2019
This review summarizes features of professional development programs that aim to prepare in-service teachers to improve students' academic language proficiency when teaching subject areas. The 38 studies reviewed suggest that all of the profiled interventions were effective to some extent. The programs share many characteristics considered…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Proficiency, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Effectiveness