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Developing EAL Learners' Science Conceptual Understanding through Visualisation
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Hainsworth, Mark – Primary Science, 2017
Science can be a difficult subject for EAL (English as an Additional Language) learners to master, mainly because of the prominent role that language plays in the acquisition of scientific concepts. Language is essential to science because it is the means by which we envisage and communicate new ideas. Teaching this new language to pupils involves…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, English Language Learners, Language Skills, Second Language Instruction