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General

Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Read this Ministry of Education literature review that examines theory and research relating to effective pedagogy for the acquisition of a second language in a classroom context.

An Evening with Mimi Met! Discussing Language Growth in Immersion Classrooms: A report of a 2002 interview. Includes answers to questions such as "What kinds of language do children need?"

CREDE - Broadening the Base: School/Community Partnerships Serving Language Minority Students At Risk: Findings from a 2001 study that aimed to promote the academic achievement of English language learners.

What Elementary Teachers Need to Know About Language: Seminal article by Lily Wong Fillmore and Catherine E. Snow.

Connecting Home and School: A conversation with Catherine Snow: Catherine Snow discusses some of the lessons she has learned from her work on home- school language and literacy.

Cooperative learning saves the day: One teacher’s story

English

Academic English A Conceptual Framework (PDF 213KB): Scarcella describes the academic language students need to know, and the differences between language for academic success and everyday language (2003).

Grammar for writing Academic language and the ELD Standards (PDF 221KB): 2003 report by Schleppegrell that looks at text types students are expected to write and discusses how teachers can help students develop proficiency through a functional approach to grammar and explicit attention to language features

Maths

The Relationship Between English Language and Mathematics Learning for Non-native Speakers Research into Chinese Mandarin-speaking students and Pasifika students at senior secondary and undergraduate level in Auckland. The syntax of mathematical discourse appeared to cause more difficulty than vocabulary.

Science

Language of Science (Specialised Language): Examples of language features found in traditional science texts (ARB). You will need to have your password to access to New Zealand’s assessment resource bank to view this page.
Coxhead Stevens and Tinkle 2010 (PDF 2MB) : This study focuses on the vocabulary of four high-school-level science textbooks in the Pathway Series, published by New House in Auckland, for years 9 – 12.

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