Date of Award
9-15-2014
Document Type
Graduate Field Experience
Superseded Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education (Literacy and ESL)
Colleges & School
College Of Education And Leadership
First Advisor
Luann Dreifurst
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Vocabulary--Study and teaching; English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers; Vocabulary tests
Abstract
The researcher conducted a case study with an eighth-grade beginning English speaker to determine whether inclusion of all components of the SIOP model produced the best results for acquisition of academic vocabulary in the content area of social studies. The researcher conducted a six-week intervention in which the student was instructed using various components of the SIOP model during each two-week session and assessed at the beginning and ending of each two-week session. The researcher found that the student was able to acquire the most new academic vocabulary when it was the only skill explicitly taught. This study raises questions about the best ways to instruct English language learners in academic vocabulary, and whether process and English structure should be focused on simultaneously.
Rights
Open Access
OCLC Number
890797640
Recommended Citation
Croal, Megan W., "Academic Vocabulary for English Language Learners" (2014). Master's Theses, Capstones, and Projects. 220.
https://digitalcommons.stritch.edu/etd/220
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