Discovering Disciplinary Linguistic Knowledge with English Learners and Their Teachers: Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics Concepts through Design-Based Research

• Published in: TESOL quarterly Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 1022 - 1049
• Main Authors: Moore, Jason, Schleppegrell, Mary, Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Case Studies; Coaching (Performance); Course Content; Educational Theories; Elementary Secondary Education; English (Second Language); English Language Learners; Linguistics; Literacy Education; Metalinguistics; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Teaching Methods

A focus on how language varies in its forms and meanings can help English learners (ELs) in K-12 classrooms engage in disciplinary discourses that enable them to learn both language and content. Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) offers promising ways of talking about language in support of disci...