Discourse Analytic Perspectives on STEM Education Exploring Interaction and Learning in the Multilingual Classroom /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Langman, Juliet (Editor), Hansen-Thomas, Holly (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Educational Linguistics, 32
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Language and education.; Teaching.; Language Education.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Learning & Instruction.; Applied Linguistics.

This volume explores the nature of discourse in secondary and upper elementary mathematics and science classrooms. Chapters examine conditions that support or hinder teachers and students, in particular language learners, in employing language as a tool for learning. The volume provides rich oral an...