NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Negotiating Science -- Building Thematic Patterns of the Scientific Concept Sound in a Swedish Multilingual Lower Secondary Classroom
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Axelsson, Monica; Jakobson, Britt – Language and Education, 2020
In this article we examine a teacher's and multilingual students' use of multiple resources and their potential for students' meaning-making of sound and sound transmission. Students were 14-15 years old, Swedish grade 8, speaking Swedish as a second language. We examine how different strategies and multiple resources interact in creating thematic…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Multilingualism, Secondary School Students, Swedish
Building a Web in Science Instruction: Using Multiple Resources in a Swedish Multilingual Middle School Class
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jakobson, Britt; Axelsson, Monica – Language and Education, 2017
This study, on the unit measuring time, examines classroom use of different resources and their affordances for students' meaning-making. The data, comprising audio and video recordings, fieldnotes, photographs and student texts, were collected during a lesson in a multilingual Swedish grade 5 classroom (students aged 11-12). In order to analyse…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods