Unleashing the Potential of Big Ideas in Language Education: What and How?

IF 3 1区文学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Tesol Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-02-25 DOI:10.1002/tesq.3314

Rui Yuan, Tiefu Zhang, Qiang Wang

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Abstract

While the concept of big ideas has been widely promoted in different subject areas such as history and STEM, its pedagogical power has received little attention in second language education. In view of this gap, this paper seeks to conceptualize and practicalize this notion by addressing two fundamental questions regarding the “what” and “how” of big ideas in English‐as‐a‐foreign‐language (EFL) classrooms. Specifically, the paper proposes a tentative, heuristic framework that views big ideas as a composite of three distinct yet interrelated dimensions regarding knowledge, domain, and learning. In light of the framework, the paper argues for the need to adopt big ideas as curriculum organizers in language teaching while employing an infusion, inductive approach to helping students analyze, comprehend, and apply big ideas in the process of language learning.

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在语文教育中释放大思想的潜能：什么和如何做？

虽然 "大思想 "的概念在历史和科学、技术、工程和数学等不同学科领域得到了广泛推广，但在第二语言教育中，它的教学力量却很少受到关注。有鉴于此，本文试图通过解决英语作为外语（EFL）课堂中大思想 "是什么 "和 "怎么做 "这两个基本问题，将这一概念概念化和实用化。具体而言，本文提出了一个暂定的启发式框架，将大观念视为知识、领域和学习这三个不同但又相互关联的方面的综合体。根据该框架，本文认为有必要在语言教学中采用大观念作为课程组织者，同时采用渗透、归纳的方法帮助学生在语言学习过程中分析、理解和应用大观念。

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Tesol Quarterly Multiple-

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6.40

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： TESOL Quarterly, a professional, refereed journal, was first published in 1967. The Quarterly encourages submission of previously unpublished articles on topics of signiﬁcance to individuals concerned with English language teaching and learning and standard English as a second dialect. As a publication that represents a variety of cross-disciplinary interests, both theoretical and practical, the Quarterly invites manuscripts on a wide range of topics, especially in the following areas: -psychology and sociology of language learning and teaching -issues in research and research methodology -testing and evaluation -professional preparation -curriculum design and development -instructional methods, materials, and techniques -language planning -professional standards Because the Quarterly is committed to publishing manuscripts that contribute to bridging theory and practice in our profession, it particularly welcomes submissions that address the implications and applications of research in, for example, -anthropology -applied and theoretical linguistics -communication education -English education, including reading and writing theory -psycholinguistics -psychology -ﬁrst and second language acquisition -sociolinguistics The Quarterly prefers that all submissions be written in a style that is accessible to a broad readership, including those individuals who may not be familiar with the subject matter. TESOL Quarterly is an international journal. It welcomes submissions from English language contexts around the world.