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Rebecca Robertson Konz; Preethi Titu; Felicia Leammukda – Discover Education, 2024
Research suggests that by allowing English Learner (EL) students to use their home languages in science class, they can better express their thinking and build content knowledge through underlying crosslinguistic awareness between languages. However, EL students' educational backgrounds and home languages are incredibly varied. In this case study,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Attitudes, Phenomenology, Video Technology
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Rusk, Fredrik; Pörn, Michaela; Sahlström, Fritjof – Classroom Discourse, 2016
Using the first language (L1) to solve problems in understanding the second language (L2) may be beneficial for L2 learning. However, the overuse of L1 may deprive L2 learners of exposure to the L2. It appears that the question is not whether to use L1 or L2; it is when and how each language can be used to support L2 learning. This study focuses…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Epistemology, Native Language, Comprehension
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Brown, Amanda; Lally, Robert – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2019
The critical importance of second language (L2) input, output, and interaction in TESOL notwithstanding, the decision between immersive (L2-English only) versus nonimmersive approaches is considered "the most fundamental question facing second language acquisition (SLA) researchers, language teachers, and policymakers" (Macaro, 2014, p.…
Descriptors: Intervention, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction