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Teaching, Learning and Scaffolding in CLIL Science ClassroomsEdited by Yuen Yi Lo and Angel M.Y. Lin
[Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education 7:2] 2019
► pp. 192–211
The positioning of Japanese in a secondary CLIL science classroom in Australia
Language use and the learning of content
Marianne Turner | Monash University
In Australia, content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is commonly implemented as a way to encourage
innovation in language teaching. This paper explores how Japanese can also be used to innovate the teaching of content.
Qualitative data are drawn from a Year 8 science Japanese CLIL classroom in a secondary school with an opt-in CLIL program. In the
class, a monolingual (in English) science teacher was co-teaching with a Japanese language teacher. Findings from observations,
after-class reflections, teacher and student interviews, a student survey and work samples revealed that students were highly
engaged with the Japanese component of their science lessons. Kanji was further positioned as a way for students to deepen their
understanding of scientific concepts. However, there also appeared to be a separation in the way both teachers and students spoke
about Japanese language use and learning science. Implications of these findings are discussed in the paper.
Keywords: CLIL, Japanese, secondary education, science
Published online: 25 September 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.18021.tur
https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.18021.tur
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