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Ell's Science Meaning Making In Multimodal Inquiry: A Case-Study In A Hong Kong Bilingual School, Melanie Williams, Kok-Sing Tang, Mihye Won

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

This paper reports on a multimodal teaching approach delivered to grade 5 elementary students in a bilingual school in Hong Kong, as part of a larger research study aimed at supporting English Language Learners (ELLs) in science class. As language demands of reading, writing and talking science place additional challenges on ELLs, there is much research interest in exploring the use of multiple modes of communication beyond the dominant use of verbal and written language. Research has shown that students develop a better scientific understanding of natural phenomena by using and alternating between a variety of representations. Yet, questions remain …