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Sato, Shinji; Hasegawa, Atsushi; Kumagai, Yuri; Kamiyoshi, Uichi – L2 Journal, 2017
In this article, we seek to reconceptualize content-based instruction (CBI) curricula and practices from a critical perspective. Further, we propose developing criticality as an essential component of CBI, advocating for an approach we call critical content-based instruction (CCBI). While the importance of CBI has long been recognized, previous…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Course Content, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ewaida, Marriam – ProQuest LLC, 2017
English learners (ELs) represent one of the fastest growing groups among the school-aged population in the United States, yet the level of literacy achievement for ELs has lagged significantly behind that of their native English-speaking peers. Existing practices in schools tend to favor an asocial and decontextualized language learning approach…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Teaching Methods, Mixed Methods Research, Barriers
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Lau, Sunny Man-Chu – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2013
This article reports some main findings of a year-long participatory action research study of critical literacy (CL) practices with middle school recent immigrant English language learners (ELLs) in Ontario, Canada. The CL program followed an integrated instructional model informed by Cummins' (2001) "Academic Expertise Framework" and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Literacy Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries