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
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 | Article
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
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 | Article