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Özdemir-Yilmazer, Meryem – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2022
For non-native students majoring in English-Medium Instruction (EMI) departments, it is essential to have academic language proficiency, particularly academic writing proficiency, to successfully manage their studies. In Turkey, English-medium universities offer one-year preuniversity English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs to the students to…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Writing Ability
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Linares, Emily; Blocker, Déborah – Foreign Language Annals, 2021
Research on academic socialization has predominately focused on the L2 educational experiences of international students. While foreign language (FL) research has explored "multiliteracies" and "intercultural learning," literacy in a FL continues to be understood as the use of foreign words and grammar combined with culturally…
Descriptors: Socialization, Academic Language, French, Second Language Learning
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Early, Margaret; Kendrick, Maureen – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2020
Across curricular terrains in education in North America, the use of the term "inquiry" has become more prevalent than ever. This radical turn from traditional content curriculum toward inquiry-based approaches to teaching raises issues about the promise and potential challenges of contemporary curriculum in K-12 L2 settings. This…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Multilingualism, English Language Learners, Inquiry
Ramos Lopez, Laura Berenice – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Schools in the United States are witnessing a rich ethnic and linguistic diversity in their student corpus. Languages spoken by these children vary from state to state; however, Spanish is the second language most spoken after English (Office of English Language Acquisition, 2015). As a nation, there is a tremendous potential for these students to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Literacy, Spanish, Language Proficiency
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Helstad, Kristin; Solbrekke, Tone Dyrdal; Wittek, Anne Line – Education Inquiry, 2017
Living in complex knowledge societies requires citizens who master multiple literacies involving both cognitive and social skills. Thus, all individuals should be offered relevant educational opportunities and teachers capable of integrating subject expertise with relational aspects. This paper demonstrates a teaching design for mathematics that…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Literacy, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Johnson, Robin D., Ed.; Araujo, Juan J., Ed.; Cossa, Nedra, Ed. – Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers, 2017
The theme for the 60th annual conference of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (ALER) was Literacy: The Critical Role of Teacher Knowledge. This Yearbook provides a snapshot of the highlights of the meeting and sampling of some of the proceedings. The focus is on three questions surrounding the conference theme: (1) What do…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Literacy, Reading Teachers, Researchers