Developing Instructional Materials for English Learners in the Content Areas: An Illustration of Traditional and Contemporary Materials in Science Education

Autor/inn/en	Grapin, Scott E.; Haas, Alison; Llosa, Lorena; Lee, Okhee
Titel	Developing Instructional Materials for English Learners in the Content Areas: An Illustration of Traditional and Contemporary Materials in Science Education
Quelle	In: TESOL Journal, 14 (2023) 1, (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-7941
DOI	10.1002/tesj.673
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Instructional Materials; English Language Learners; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Kindergarten; Elementary Secondary Education; Material Development; Content and Language Integrated Learning; Teaching Methods; Units of Study; Elementary School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrmaterialentwicklung; CLIL; Lernkonzept; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lerneinheit
Abstract	Research on TESOL materials development has focused primarily on instructional materials for contexts in which students are learning English separate from academic content (e.g., science, mathematics). This research could benefit from expansion given the increasing number of contexts in which students are learning content and English language simultaneously. In U.S. K-12 education specifically, a fast-growing population of English learners (ELs) is expected to achieve academically rigorous content standards that reflect new ways of thinking about content, language, and their integration. Thus, developing instructional materials based on the standards has necessitated shifts from traditional to contemporary approaches. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how instructional materials for ELs in the content areas have evolved over time. After describing conceptual shifts in the fields of content area education and language education that underpin the evolution of instructional materials, the researchers present traditional and contemporary elementary science units. Then, they analyze the units in relation to key features of traditional and contemporary materials for ELs in the content areas. Finally, they discuss how materials development in content learning contexts could expand the scope of TESOL materials development by providing a fresh perspective on ongoing debates and tensions in this vibrant research area. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01