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Engaging in Vocabulary Learning in Science: The Promise of Multimodal Instruction
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Townsend, Dianna; Brock, Cynthia; Morrison, Jennifer D. – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
To a science 'outsider', science language often appears unnecessarily technical and dense. However, scientific language is typically used with the goal of being concise and precise, which allows those who regularly participate in scientific discourse communities to learn from each other and build upon existing scientific knowledge. One essential…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Academic Discourse, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods