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Title: | Teaching science in multilingual contexts : an exploratory study into the experiences and insights of Maltese science teachers as they learn about teaching in multilingual scenarios |
Authors: | Bonello, Charles |
Keywords: | Science teachers -- Malta -- Attitudes Science -- Study and teaching -- Malta Science -- Study and teaching -- Methodology Multilingual education -- Malta Multicultural education -- Malta Immigrants -- Education -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Citation: | Bonello, C. (2020). Teaching science in multilingual contexts: an exploratory study into the experiences and insights of Maltese science teachers as they learn about teaching in multilingual scenarios. International Journal of Science Education, 42(14), 2407-2425. |
Abstract: | In Malta, Maltese and English are learnt in school from age five. During Science lessons, teachers and learners normally use Maltese to talk about key concepts yet the written medium of instruction is English. This has been the practice adopted in Science classrooms for many years. The influx of migrants in recent years has yielded a multilingual classroom scenario that is relatively new to Maltese teachers. This change constitutes a challenge for teachers and students as a good number of these migrant learners are not familiar with these languages so there is no language of instruction that can support good communication. This paper will probe into Maltese teachers’ experiences and insights as they learn about how they can teach Science in such a scenario. Through teachers’ interviews, it will probe into how teachers engage in teaching Science to classes that include multilingual learners. The strategies that these teachers have used during the past few years in order to cope with the situation that has developed will be presented and discussed. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95669 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEduMSE |
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