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What Secondary English To Speakers Of Other Languages (Esol) Teachers Know About Social And Academic Language And Instructional Strategies For Limited English Proficient Students, Judy Chin
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The purpose of this study was to examine what secondary English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teachers understand about social and academic language, what instructional strategies they use for Limited English Proficient (LEP) students, and how these concepts are operationalized in their daily practice.
This was a mixed method study incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data collection and interpretation. Written questionnaires and individual interviews addressed the questions on teachers' definitions of social and academic language and their strategy use. Classroom observations provided verification of their definitions and their descriptions of instruction for academic language.
Findings indicated that teachers' definitions …