NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Thompson, Gregory A.; Watkins, Kathryn – Language and Education, 2021
In this article we critically evaluate the case made by proponents of academic language (AL) that AL is functionally necessary for schooling due to specific functional advantages of AL. We consider three examples of AL introduced by AL proponents in order to show (1) that AL proponents have been too quick to accept the ALH, (2) that functional…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Language Variation, Language Attitudes, Language of Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Toba, Rostanti; Noor, Widya Noviana; Sanu, La Ode – Dinamika Ilmu, 2019
The aim of this study is to investigate issues of Indonesian EFL students' writing skills, covering ability, problem and reason why they got problems in writing comparison and contrast essay. The convergent parallel of mixed methods was used to explore these issues by involving 52 EFL students of IAIN Samarinda who enrolled the academic essay…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, English (Second Language), English Language Learners
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Petray, Marnie Jo; Shapiro, Rebecca; Vega, Gladys M. – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
Language, procedure, and identity are L2 teaching/learning essentials that may promote agency and stimulate synergies among knowledge, practice, and reflection (Diaz Maggioli, 2014; Duff, 2012). This meta-report presents three studies that collectively advance agency and endorse linguistic foundations as enrichment, differentiated instruction as…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Professional Identity, Linguistics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The "Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School" practice guide was developed by the What Works Clearinghouseâ„¢ (WWC) in conjunction with an expert panel to support teachers in providing language instruction. The practice guide provides teachers with guidelines and examples of ways to…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy