Dual language learning : using first language as a scaffold for second language acquisition and learning / by Zarmina Hotaki.

Author/creator Hotaki, Zarmina author.
Other author Militello, Matthew, degree supervisor.
Other author East Carolina University. Department of Educational Leadership.
Format Theses and dissertations
Publication[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2021.
Description204 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)
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Variant title Dual language learning using first language as a scaffold for second language acquisition and learning.
Summary For most English language learners, translanguaging strategies applied in a fully inclusive classroom are most effective for acquiring second-language competency. However, teachers of non-language subjects such as math and science are often unaware of translanguaging techniques and may be resistant to using them as outside their area of competence or responsibility. We carried out participatory action research (PAR) to help secondary science and math teachers to develop practices to support ELLs in a school with a high proportion of Arabic- speaking students. After two cycles of inquiry in which co-practitioner researchers and the principal jointly planned scaffolding lessons and conducted follow-up observations and conversations, adoption of the new techniques was still impeded by teachers' insecurity about their own language skills and their reliance on prior experiences and beliefs to guide classroom decisions. In addition, the micropolitical context did not fully support language development in content classrooms. A more personalized coaching approach would aid teachers in incorporating new pedagogical structures, especially if schoolwide policy and professional learning opportunities are supportive.
General notePresented to the faculty of the Department of Educational Leadership.
General noteAdvisor: Matthew Militello
General noteTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed November 4, 2021).
Dissertation noteEd.D. East Carolina University 2021.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
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