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Direct linkDonovan, Carol; Coleman, Julianne – Science and Children, 2018
The language of science, which emphasizes reasoning about the causes and conditions of scientific phenomenon and use of visuals to convey information, can be difficult for young readers and writers without a lot of teacher scaffolding (Pappas and Varelas 2009). It is important that teachers understand these linguistic requirements to support…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Scientists
Download full textBruce, Nigel – 2000
This paper reports on the strategies used by an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teacher to help law students whose first language is Chinese in an English-for-law course learn and understand how to negotiate legal texts and ordinances and connect them with the concerns of people in the real world. The example of the recently enacted Human Organ…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Chinese, College Students, Content Area Reading
