Scaffolding Instruction for English Language Learners: A Conceptual Framework
- 15 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
- Vol. 9 (2), 159-180
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050608668639
Abstract
Adolescent students learning academic subject matter in a new language face a number of challenges, both local and global in nature, as they negotiate the linguistic, academic and social world of schooling. Making a case for a pedagogy of rigour and hope, the author presents a model of scaffolding that emphasises the interactive social nature of learning and the contingent, collaborative nature of support and development. Drawing on Sociocultural Theory, as well as a large body of empirical research on effective practices with second language learners, the author examines the use of specific types of scaffolding to promote linguistic and academic develop-ment. The model, developed by the author, conceives of scaffolding as both structure and process, weaving together several levels of pedagogical support, from macro-level planning of curricula over time to micro-level moment-to-moment scaffolding and the contingent variation of support responsive to interactions as they unfold.Keywords
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