Integrating language and learning in secondary maths and science
Making Language and Learning Work 1 shows how teachers can effectively integrate content area teaching and language learning. It features secondary science and mathematics classes at work in a range of schools, showing subject teachers exemplifying good practices in the use of language approaches which make it easier for students to understand subject content.
Clip 1 – Know the learner
| Year 10 science – Finding out about learners' language and schooling backgrounds: 0:32
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| Year 10 science – Finding out learners' prior knowledge: 1:22
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| Year 10 science – Using approaches that build on prior knowledge: 2:31
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| Year 12 chemistry – Finding out about learners' language and schooling backgrounds: 4:39
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| Year 12 chemistry – Finding out learners' prior knowledge: 6:30
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| Year 10 maths – Finding out about learners' language and schooling backgrounds: 7:46
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| Year 10 maths – Using approaches that build on prior knowledge: 8:40
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| Year 9 maths – Finding out about learners' language and schooling backgrounds: 9:51
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| Year 9 maths – Using approaches that build on prior knowledge: 13:45
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Clip 2 – Identify language demands
| Year 11 science – Ensuring learners know the content and language learning outcomes: 0:32
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| Year 11 science – Identifying the language students need to complete the task: 1:52
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| Year 11 science – Ensuring learners know the content and language learning outcomes: 3:45
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| Year 11 science – Identifying the language students need to complete the task: 6:15
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| Year 9 maths – Ensuring learners know the content and language learning outcomes: 7:01
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| Year 9 maths – Identifying the language students need to complete the task: 7:53
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| Year 10 maths – Ensuring learners know the content and language learning outcomes: 10:14
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| Year 10 maths – Identifying the language students need to complete the task: 11:09
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Clip 3 – Make outcomes the same for all
| Year 10 science – Making the lesson comprehensible to all learners: 0:32
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| Year 10 science – Planning the learning tasks so that all learners are actively involved: 2:40
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| Year 11 science – Making the lesson comprehensible to all learners: 4:30
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| Year 11 science – Providing language support as needed: 5:13
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| Year 11 science – Planning the learning tasks so that all learners are actively involved: 6:30
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| Year 10 maths – Making the lesson comprehensible to all learners: 8:01
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| Year 9 maths – Planning the learning tasks so that all learners are actively involved: 9:33
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| Year 9 maths – Providing language support as needed: 10:23
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| Year 9 maths – Making the lesson comprehensible to all learners: 11:30
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| Year 12 maths – Making the lesson comprehensible to all learners: 13:56
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| Year 12 maths – Planning the learning tasks so that all learners are actively involved: 15:16
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Clip 4 – Make the abstract concrete
| Year 11 science – Setting the learning context: 0:31
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| Year 12 chemistry – Linking learning to real life: 1:30
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| Year 12 maths – Setting the learning context: 4:00
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| Year 9 maths – Linking learning to real life: 5:56
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Clip 5 – Recycle language
| Year 12 chemistry – Focusing on oral language before reading and writing: 0:32
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| Year 12 chemistry – Giving learners many opportunities to notice and use new language: 1:26
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| Year 11 science – Giving learners many opportunities to notice and use new language: 3:36
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| Year 11 science – Using tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading and writing: 5:16
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| Year 12 maths – Focusing on oral language: 6:40
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| Year 12 maths – Giving learners many opportunities to notice and use new language: 10:10
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| Year 9 maths – Using tasks that involve listening, speaking, reading and writing: 11:00
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| Year 9 maths – Focusing on academic language that will be of real use to learners: 12:21
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| Year 9 maths – Giving learners many opportunities to notice and use new language: 14:14
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| Year 10 maths – Focusing on oral language: 16:36
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Clip 6 – Encourage self-evaluation
| Year 11 science – Monitoring student learning: 0:32
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| Year 11 science – Providing opportunities for reflection and evaluation: 2:17
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| Year 10 science – Monitoring student learning: 2:54
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| Year 10 science – Providing opportunities for reflection and evaluation: 4:30
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| Year 10 maths – Monitoring student learning: 5:40
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| Year 10 maths – Providing opportunities for reflection and evaluation: 6:32
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| Year 9 maths – Providing opportunities for reflection and evaluation: 7:40
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