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Defining Language Goals in EMI: Vocabulary Demand in a High-Stakes Assessment in Hong Kong
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Daniel Fung; Edsoulla Chung – Language and Education, 2024
Despite the rapid growth of English Medium Instruction (EMI) programmes around the globe, the language goals in such programmes have not been clearly defined, making it difficult to evaluate their success. Accordingly, our paper reports on a study that attempted to identify the language goals, operationalised as the vocabulary expected of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Vocabulary Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Learning the Words AND Knowing the Concepts: An In-Depth Study of One Expert Teacher's Use of Language as a Cultural Tool to Support Inquiry
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Hayden, Emily; Baird, Michelle Eades; Singh, Anupma – Literacy, 2020
This research explored the practices of one science teacher, expert in her field, as she worked to enact science discourse that incorporated language in naturalistic and rigorous ways. Difficulties in mastering the language of science contribute to troubling and persistent achievement gaps across demographic and gender groups. Science learning is…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Language Usage, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Introducing Integrated Language Skills Assessment at the Language Department of a Czech University
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Haug, Laura – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
Integrated assessment evaluates language proficiency through tasks that require the test-taker to produce a written or spoken output based on listening or reading comprehension (reading or listening-into-writing or speaking). Since integrated assessment aims at reflecting the communicative and cognitive requirements of academic life and other…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
The Development of Thai EFL Secondary School Students' English Science Vocabulary Knowledge through Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle (SVCP) Practices: Action Research
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Kruawong, Thana; Soontornwipast, Kittitouch – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
Vocabulary plays an important role in the Content-Based classroom, making EFL Students' science vocabulary knowledge critical to their content understanding. The purpose of this action research was to enhance students' science vocabulary knowledge of 9th grade students through science vocabulary crossword puzzle (SVCP) practices. The research…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Pedagogical Differences during a Science and Language Intervention for English Language Learners
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Garza, Tiberio; Huerta, Margarita; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Irby, Beverly J.; Tong, Fuhui – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
The purpose of this study was to compare and describe 8 fifth-grade classrooms by their teachers pedagogy during a quasiexperimental, longitudinal, and field-based project focused on increasing English language learners' (ELLs') achievement in science and language. The larger study found statistically significant and positive intervention effects…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Science Instruction, English Language Learners
Inquiry Science: The Gateway to English Language Proficiency
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Zwiep, Susan Gomez; Straits, William J. – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2013
This paper presents findings from a 4-year project that developed and implemented a blended inquiry science and English Language Development (ELD) program in a large urban California school district. The sample included over 2,000 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Participating students' English and science achievement was compared to a…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Science Instruction, Urban Schools, School Districts
The Impact of Quantum Teaching Strategy on Student Academic Achievements and Self-Esteem in Inclusive Schools
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Gunarhadi; Kassim, Mustapa; Shaari, Abdull Sukor – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2014
Purpose: This research was aimed at showing the impact of a teaching strategy called the Quantum Teaching Strategy on students' academic achievements in two school subjects, namely in Bahasa Indonesia and Science, in comparison to that experienced through classes using a conventional teaching strategy. This research also examined the role of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Academic Achievement, Inclusion
Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program Performance Report: English STAAR and TELPAS, 2016-2017. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program (CHBP) was developed for English Language Learner (ELL) students from language groups not served by current bilingual programs in the Houston Independent School District (HISD). The two main bilingual programs in the district (Transitional Bilingual and Dual Language Bilingual) are designed to serve ELLs…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Heritage Education, Bilingual Education Programs, English Language Learners
Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program Performance Report: English STAAR, Iowa Assessments, and TELPAS, 2014-2015. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program (CHBP) was developed for English Language Learner (ELL) students from language groups not served by current bilingual programs in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which are designed for Spanish-speaking ELLs. The largest group of students in this category consists of ELLs whose home language…
Descriptors: Heritage Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Language of Instruction, School Districts
Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program Performance Report: English STAAR, Stanford, and TELPAS, 2013-2014. Research Educational Program Report
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Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Cultural Heritage Bilingual Program (CHBP) was developed for English Language Learner (ELL) students from language groups not served by current bilingual programs in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which are designed for Spanish-speaking ELLs. The largest group of students in this category consists of ELLs whose home language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, School Districts, English Language Learners, Vietnamese