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Palmer, Deborah K.; Martínez, Ramón Antontio; Mateus, Suzanne G.; Henderson, Kathryn – Modern Language Journal, 2014
The policy of strict separation of languages for academic instruction dominates dual language bilingual education programming. This article explores the dynamic bilingual practices of two experienced bilingual teachers in a two-way dual language public school in Texas and contributes to current research problematizing language separation. Data…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Code Switching (Language), Bilingualism, Language Usage
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Wei, Li – Modern Language Journal, 2011
This article examines the multilingual and multimodal practices of British Chinese children in complementary school classes from a multicompetence perspective. Using classroom interaction data from a number of Chinese complementary schools in 3 different cities in England, the article argues that the multicompetence perspective enables a holistic…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language)
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Smotrova, Tetyana; Lantolf, James P. – Modern Language Journal, 2013
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the mediational function of the gesture-speech interface in the instructional conversation that emerged as teachers attempted to explain the meaning of English words to their students in two EFL classrooms in the Ukraine. Its analytical framework is provided by Vygotsky's sociocultural psychology…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Nonverbal Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Van Der Meij, Hans; Zhao, Xiaoguang – Modern Language Journal, 2010
This study examines the views of teachers and students on the frequency of teacher codeswitching in English major courses in Chinese universities. An important distinction made in the inquiry is the difference between "believed" and "desired" presence in short or long moments of codeswitching. Lessons were recorded to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Code Switching (Language)
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Liebscher, Grit; Dailey-O'Cain, Jennifer – Modern Language Journal, 2005
This article is republished from "The Canadian Modern Language Review," 60, 4, pp. 501-526. It is published as an article exchange between the "MLJ" and the "CMLR." The articles for the exchange were selected by committees from the Editorial Board of each journal according to the following criteria: articles of…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Polio, Charlene G.; Duff, Patricia A. – Modern Language Journal, 1994
In a follow-up project, this study examined how and when six university language teachers actually used English and the target language in the classroom. Results suggest that switches to English may be made to help maintain classroom order, to create solidarity or empathy, to cover lack of experience or strategies, or to rephrase or modify their…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Code Switching (Language), College Faculty, English