Language Across the Curriculum & CLIL in English as an Additional Language (EAL) Contexts Theory and Practice /

• Main Author: Lin, Angel M.Y (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Language and education.; Curriculum Studies.; Language Education.; Learning & Instruction.

This book will be of interest to a broad readership, regardless of whether they have a background in sociolinguistics, functional linguistics or genre theories. It presents an accessible “meta-language” (i.e. a language for talking about language) that is workable and usable for teachers and researc...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 How Language Varies: Everyday language and Academic Language
• 3 Analysing Academic Language
• 4 Disconnects in Education Settings and Research Traditions
• 5 Curriculum Mapping and Bridging Pedagogies
• 6 Assessment Issues
• 7 Programming for Integration of Content and Language Learning
• 8 Critical Perspectives
• 9 Directions for Future Research & The Way Forward.