Academic Content Instruction and the High School English Language Learner: A series of lessons that model an approach to content instruction in science in a multi- level English as a Second Language high school classroom

Authors

Juliet M. Parry, SIT Graduate InstituteFollow

Publication Date

Winter 2006

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Master of Arts in TESOL)

First Advisor

Pat Moran

Abstract

This paper presents a series of lessons on biology that model an approach to content instruction Biology in a multi-level English as a second language high school classroom. It includes background information on the course, lesson plans, explanation of and rationale behind them, historical perspective on the shift from content instruction in the native language to content instruction in the new or target language.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Methods | Elementary Education | Language and Literacy Education | Science and Mathematics Education

Recommended Citation

Parry, Juliet M., "Academic Content Instruction and the High School English Language Learner: A series of lessons that model an approach to content instruction in science in a multi- level English as a Second Language high school classroom" (2006). MA TESOL Collection. 771.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/771