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Yueh-Nu Hung – Reading Teacher, 2025
In bilingual elementary classrooms where English is taught as a foreign language, science lessons often prioritize spoken interaction, while reading and writing receive less emphasis. This article explores how Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs)--such as defining, explaining, hypothesizing, and evaluating--can support disciplinary and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Bilingual Education, Science Instruction, Elementary School Science
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Whittaker, Rachel; McCabe, Anne – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2023
The construct of cognitive discourse functions (CDFs) has been proposed as a bridge between linguists and educationalists, linking 'subject specific cognitive learning goals with the linguistic representations they receive in classroom interaction' (Dalton-Puffer 2013. "A Construct of Cognitive Discourse Functions for Conceptualising…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Second Language Learning
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de Larios, Julio Roca; Coyle, Yvette; García, Vanessa – Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2022
The present study analyzed how a group of young Spanish-speaking English as a foreign language (EFL) learners in a content and language integrated learning (CLIL) science class responded to an instructional unit integrating attention to functional language and an inquiry-oriented approach to science. Working in cooperation with the researchers, a…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking