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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia – High School Journal, 2013
Secondary school teachers face remarkable challenges when they are asked to incorporate language objectives because the traditional approach to the education of English Language Learners (ELL) separates English language development from content instruction. The underlying assumption is that English language proficiency is a prerequisite for…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Discourse
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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia S. – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2011
The traditional approach to the education of newcomer students separates English language development from content instruction. It is assumed that English language proficiency is a prerequisite for subject-matter learning. The authors take the alternate view that the integration of historical thinking and digitized primary sources enhances English…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Value Judgment, Empathy, Immigrants
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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia S. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2011
Newcomers are a special subgroup of the student population designated as English Language Learners (ELLs). The research project described in this article investigates how a teacher integrated language and content in a single subject area, social studies, in a high school newcomer classroom. Three extended lessons were presented to newcomer…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Primary Sources, Foreign Countries