ERIC Number: EJ1055378
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1367-0050
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"May I Speak Cantonese?"--Co-Constructing a Scientific Proof in an EFL Junior Secondary Science Classroom
Lin, Angel M. Y.; Wu, Yanming
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v18 n3 p289-305 2015
In this paper, an excerpt of teacher-student interaction in an EFL junior secondary science classroom in Hong Kong is analysed using the conversation analytic method of sequential analysis. The fine-grained analysis reveals that in the teacher's effort to engage her students in the co-construction of a scientific proof, the students' familiar everyday discourses (e.g. students' examples and experiences as expressed in their familiar language) need to be allowed to play a significant role. It also shows how translanguaging can be well-coordinated with multimodal practices (using blackboard drawings, gestures) to facilitate students' meaning-making in the inquiry-based teacher-student dialogue.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Sino Tibetan Languages, Second Language Learning, Science Instruction, Teacher Student Relationship, Bilingual Education, Junior High School Students, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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