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Seventh International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

del 6 al 9 de February del 2019

The Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA

What can language do with it ?: A Case Study of Chinese Immersion Teachers’ Academic Vocabulary Instruction in Teaching Math in the U.S

viernes, el 8 de febrero de 2019 a las 16:00–17:30 EST
Prov III (470)
Strand

Strand I: Pedagogy & Assessment

Immersion/Partner Language(s)

Chinese/ English

Level

Elementary (K-5)

Program Summary/Abstract Description

Despite the connection between academic vocabulary (AV) acquisition and content knowledge understanding, the literature on AV has focused on its categories and functions in English learning, with little attention to teachers’ instruction in world language immersion (WLI) programs. To explore WLI teachers’ instruction of teaching AV in content courses, this study used a 3rd-year Chinese immersion teacher as an example to present a case study of AV instruction in math classes. Framed by sociocultural theory, the author conducted interviews and classroom observations to examine the teacher’s beliefs and practice of AV instruction. The findings suggested a gap of immersion teachers’ efforts of balancing language and content teaching in the content area. The article discussed various factors that influenced the teacher’s decision-making of teaching AV and the importance of understanding immersion teachers’ knowledge-base and beliefs of teaching AV.

Lead Presenter

Zheng Gu
Role/Title

Ph.D. candidate, Michigan State University

Co-Presenters

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