John Polias
List of John Benjamins publications for which John Polias plays a role.
Articles
2022 Lessons learnt applying a systemic functional model to teaching and learning in school contexts over the last thirty years: A personal account Language, Context and Text 4:1, pp. 2–25 | Article
In this paper we look back at our work over the last thirty years as education consultants in a range of educational contexts in which we sought to promote an explicit, language-based approach to teaching and learning. We trace our pathway from the earliest days of meeting systemic functional… read more
2017 Multi-semiotic resources providing maximal input in teaching science through English Applied Linguistics Perspectives on CLIL, Llinares, Ana and Tom Morton (eds.), pp. 145–164 | Article
This chapter addresses the role of multimodal semiotic systems in teaching science through English as a second language. We argue that pedagogical concerns should focus on language and other semiotic choices that teachers use to scaffold their students’ learning. Through an investigation of the… read more