A Case Study of a Science Teacher’s Knowledge of Students in Relation to Addressing the Language Demands of Science

Learning science encompasses learning the language of science, which can pose considerable challenges to students due to its specialized features and structures. Addressing the three-language problem (the need to transition between daily, general school and disciplinary languages) and the specific language demands of science thus constitutes part of the larger goal of promoting disciplinary literacy. Most studies have focused on the conceptual...