Consequences and Validity of Performance Assessment for English Language Learners: Conceptualizing &amp; Developing Teachers' Expertise in Academic Language

Aguirre-Muñoz, Zenaida; Parks, Jae Eun; Benner, Aprile D.; Amabisca, Anastasia Aimee; Boscardin, Christy

doi:10.1037/e644092011-001

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“…An important contribution of this study (Aguirre-Munoz et al, 2006) was the effort to ground the professional development in an approach to AE that could address both teacher development in understanding AE and provide teachers with instructional tools to support ELLs' AE development. The use of functional linguistics allowed the researchers to achieve both goals.…”

Section: Implications For Teacher Knowledge and Professional Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Literature on Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners

DiCerbo

Anstrom

Baker

et al. 2014

Review of Educational Research

101

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Academic English (AE) refers to the language used in school to help students acquire and use knowledge. This article reviews current literature to determine what is known about the nature of AE within the context of K-12 schooling. It describes how AE is conceptualized in the education research literature, how these conceptualizations are realized in instructional practices, and the implications of these conceptualizations for teacher education and professional development. The student population that is the primary focus of the article is English language learners, but the findings have implications for all students who struggle with learning AE. The article raises critical challenges in defining and operationalizing AE for instruction and suggests areas for further inquiry.Keywords: academic English, general education, English language learners, English as a second language instruction, teacher education, teacher professional development Language is at the heart of teaching and learning. It is the medium through which concepts and skills are learned and assessed, social relationships and identities are formed, and increasingly deeper and more complex disciplinary understandings are constructed over time

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Section: Implications For Teacher Knowledge and Professional Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of the Literature on Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners

DiCerbo

Anstrom

Baker

et al. 2014

Review of Educational Research

101

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Developing Teacher Capacity for Serving ELLs' Writing Instructional Needs: A Case for Systemic Functional Linguistics

Aguirre-Muñoz

Park

Amabisca

et al. 2009

Bilingual Research Journal

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Consequences and Validity of Performance Assessment for English Language Learners: Conceptualizing & Developing Teachers' Expertise in Academic Language

Cited by 2 publications

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A Review of the Literature on Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners

A Review of the Literature on Teaching Academic English to English Language Learners

Developing Teacher Capacity for Serving ELLs' Writing Instructional Needs: A Case for Systemic Functional Linguistics

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