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Becoming Teachers Of The Language Of Content, Jennifer Green Ph.D.

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Residency

Content teachers are also teachers of the language of that content. However, research has shown that teachers are neither knowledgeable nor confident in their ability to address the specific linguistic aspects of their content. This study examines how our ELL Endorsement program prepares teachers of different content areas, including elementary education, to become teachers of the language of that content.