366
Views
12
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The value of bilingualism in pupils' understanding of scientific language

Pages 1037-1050 | Received 01 Sep 2001, Published online: 20 Jul 2010

References

  • CHAPMAN , A. 1994 . “ Language, science teaching and the bilingual learner ” . In Race, Equality and Science Teaching: A Handbook for Teachers and Educators , Edited by: Thorp , S. , Deshpande , P. and Edwards , C. 139 – 156 . Fieldwork/ASE . Hitchin
  • SAMMONS , P. Gender, ethnic and socio-economic differences in attainment and progress: a longitudinal study over nine years . Paper presented at the Symposium on 'Equity issues in performance assessment' at the Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association . New Orleans.
  • THORP , S. , ed. 1991 . Race, Equality and Science Teaching: An Active INSET Manual for Teachers and Educators , London : Association for Science Education .
  • THORP , S. and DESHPANDE , P. 1994 . Race, Equality and Science Teaching: A Handbook for Teachers and Educators , Edited by: EDWARDS , C. Fieldwork/ASE . Hitchin
  • WlNSER , W. 1994 . “ Teaching reading and English as social processes: a perspective from educational linguistics ” . In Literacy for Life , Edited by: Littlefair , A. B. 15 – 24 . Warrington : United Kingdom Reading Association .
  • CARRÉ , C. 1981 . Language Teaching and Learning 4, Science , London : Ward Lock Educational .
  • DRIVER , R. , LEACH , J. , MILLAR , R. and SCOTT , P. 1996 . Young People's Images of Science , Buckingham : Open University Press .
  • BCRMUTH , J. R. 1967 . Comparable close and multiple choice comprehension test scores . Journal of Reading , 10 : 291 – 299 .
  • DAVIES , F. and GREEN , T. 1984 . Reading for Learning in the Sciences , Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd .
  • GlLBCRN , D. and GIPPS , C. 1996 . Recent Research in the Achievement of Ethnic Minority Pupils , London : Ofsted .
  • GOTT , R. and DUGGAN , S. 1995 . Investigative Work in the Science Curriculum , Buckingham : Open University Press .
  • HACKING , I. 1983 . Representing and Intervening , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • BEKSOUSSAN , M. 1990 . Redundancy and the cohesion cloze . Journal of Research in Reading , 13 ( 1 ) : 18 – 37 .
  • BHASKAR , R. 1978 . A Realist Theory of Science , London : Harvester Wheatsheaf .
  • CRYSTAL , D. 1987 . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • DITCHFIELD , C. , ed. 1987 . Better Science: Working for a Multicultural Society Curriculum Guide 7 , London : Heinemann Educational Books/Association for Science Education/ School Curriculum Development Committee .
  • CARR-HlLL , R. , PASSINGHAM , S. , WOLFE , A. and KENT , N. 1996 . Lost Opportunities: The Language Skills of Linguistic Minorities in England and Wales , London The Basic Skills Agency . Research project report
  • BAILEY , M. and HARRISOK , C. 1984 . Cloze procedure as a measure of reading comprehension: the effect of variations in subject matter on textual redundancy . Human Learning , 3 : 185 – 201 .
  • HALUDAY , M. A. K. The notion of context in language education . Language Education: Interaction and Development (Proceedings of the International Language Education Conference) . 1991 , Vietnam. Edited by: Le , Thao and McCausl , M. Launceston, Tasmania : University of Tasmania .
  • HALUDAY , M. A. K. and HASAN , R. 1989 . Language, Context, and Text: Aspects of Language in a Social-Semiotic Perspective , Oxford : Oxford University Press .
  • HARRE , R. 1986 . Varieties of Realism , Oxford : Blackwell .
  • HARRISON , C. 1980 . Readability in the Classroom , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • HCRNBY , P. A. 1977 . “ Bilingualism: an introduction and overview ” . In Bilingualism: Psychological, Social and Educational Implications , Edited by: Hornby , P. A. New York : Academic Press .
  • KEARSEY , J. M. B. 1995 . “ Variety's the very spice of life: that gives it all its flavour ” . In Nuffield Co-ordinated Sciences Newsletter , Edited by: Dillon , J. London : Nuffield Foundation . No. 9
  • KEARSEY , J. M. B. 1997 . The accessibility of school science textbooks to bilingual students , London : Science and Technology Education, Institute of Education, London University . unpublished PhD thesis
  • KlNNEAVY , J. L. 1971 . A Theory of Discourse: The Aims of Discourse , Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall .
  • MERCER , N. , CHAPMAN , L. J. and ROSEN , H. 1988 . E815 Language and Literacy Study Guide , Milton Keynes : Open University Press .
  • MERZYN , G. 1987 . The language of school science . International Journal of Science Education , 9 ( 4 ) : 483 – 489 .
  • MEG Midland Examining Group . 1994 . Nuffield Co-ordinated Sciences: Comparability Study , Cambridge Midland Examining Group .
  • NELSCN , K. 1974 . Concept, word and sentence; interrelations in acquisition and development . Psychological Review , 81 ( 4 ) : 267 – 285 .
  • NCCT Nuffield Chelsea Curriculum Trust . 1992 . Pathways through Science , NCCT/Longman . Harlow
  • NUFFIELD FOUNDATION . 1966 . Nuffield Chemistry: Introduction and Guide , Longman/Penguin . Harlow
  • RANKIN , E. F. and CULHANE , J. W. 1969 . Comparable cloze and multiple choice comprehension test scores . Journal of Reading , 13 : 193 – 198 .
  • ROACH , T. , SMITH , D. and VAZQUEZ , M. 1994 . “ Bilingual learners and secondary science ” . In Race, Equality and Science Teaching , Edited by: Thorp , S. , Deshpande , P. and Edwards , C. 157 – 171 . Fieldwork/ASE . Hitchin

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.