Article published in:
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. 289–314
Scaffolding for cognitive and linguistic challenges in CLIL science assessments
Yuen Yi Lo | The University of Hong Kong
Wai-mei Lui | The University of Alberta
Mona Wong | The University of Hong Kong
In Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programmes, students learn some non-language content subjects
through a second/foreign language (L2), and their content knowledge is often assessed in their L2. It follows that students are
likely to face challenges in both cognitive and linguistic aspects in assessments. Yet, there has been limited research exploring
whether and how CLIL teachers help their students cope with those challenges. This multi-case study seeks to address this issue by
investigating the instructional and assessment practices of two science teachers in Hong Kong secondary schools. The two teachers
presented an interesting contrast – one teacher incorporated both implicit and explicit language instruction in her lessons, so
her students were well prepared for the assessment tasks; the other teacher’s instructional and assessment practices were heavily
content-oriented, and it is not sure whether students mastered both content and L2. These findings illuminate CLIL pedagogy and
teacher education.
Keywords: bilingual education, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), instruction, assessment
Published online: 25 September 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.18028.lo
https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.18028.lo
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