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Shanahan, Lynn E.; McVee, Mary B.; Slivestri, Katarina N.; Haq, Kate – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2016
This conceptual article addresses the question: What are the disciplinary literacy practices surrounding the Engineering Design Process (EDP) at the elementary level? Recent attention has focused on developing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) skills for U.S. students. In the United States, the Next Generation Science Standards and…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Clubs, Self Concept, Vocabulary Development
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Schulze, Joshua – CATESOL Journal, 2015
Teacher educators need linguistic tools to help preservice teachers develop a deeper understanding of the academic language demands of the literacy practices required by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) serves as a tool for developing teachers' knowledge of content-area language. Teachers' increased…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Teacher Educators, Linguistic Theory
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Lin, Ching Ching – Journal of Basic Writing, 2014
Bakhtin's dialogism provides a sociocultural approach that views language as a social practice informed by the complex interaction between discourse and meaning. Drawing on this theoretical framework, I argue that a dialogized version of storytelling can be helpful in creating a reflective form of academic discourse that bridges the gap between…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Academic Discourse, English Language Learners, Student Needs