MATSOL 2018 Conference Program
May 29 - June 1, 2018
Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
www.matsol.org/2018-annual-conference
Please note: MATSOL reserves the right to make changes to the conference program if necessary.
Understanding Factors Affecting Development of Science Identity in English Language Learners in the Context of Designing Expansive and Generative Learning Environments
Session Abstract
This session will be introducing an ongoing longitudinal study, focusing on the importance of science inquiry and project-based learning for academic language and identity development of middle school English language learners (ELL). Adopting social positioning theory, we try to explore the affordance and limitations of the learning environment (including curriculum) in which ELL will be repositioned as cognitively resourceful rather than language-deficient, and then examine how the repositioning would foster their academic language learning and science identity development.
Session Type
Research-Oriented Presentation (45 minutes)
Topic Strand
Academic Language in the Content Areas
Context (primary)
Middle School (6-8)
Context (Secondary)
General PK-12