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Lachance, Joan – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2018
Dual language education programs are highly beneficial for literacy and academic language development with all students, especially those who are English learners. School districts nation-wide are attempting to expand K-12 dual language programs, yet teaching and learning for biliteracy development are highly complex processes, especially with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Science Instruction, Qualitative Research, Second Language Learning
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Manavathu, Marian; Zhou, George – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2012
Through a qualitative research design, this article investigates the impacts of differentiated laboratory instructional materials on English language learners' (ELLs) laboratory task comprehension. The factors affecting ELLs' science learning experiences are further explored. Data analysis reveals a greater degree of laboratory task comprehension…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, English (Second Language), Research Design, Second Language Learning
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Wildsmith-Cromarty, Rosemary; Gordon, Mary – Language Learning Journal, 2009
The focus of this paper is on the effects of the use of the home language (i.e. isiZulu) on teachers' and learners' understanding and use of core concepts in mathematics and science at the senior phase, in contexts where the language of instruction is English. It reports on a national, collaborative, multilingual research project which attempts to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Language Planning, Mathematics Education