Teachers’ collaboration-mediated practices in meeting the needs of refugee EAL students in the Victorian secondary science classroom

IF 0.5 Q4 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication Pub Date : 2020-09-10 DOI:10.1075/japc.00056.ngu

M. H. Nguyen

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Abstract

Abstract This paper examines the collaborative practices of an English as an additional language (EAL) teacher and a content area teacher in meeting the needs of refugee students in a secondary science classroom. The study is based in Victoria, Australia. Drawing on a sociocultural perspective on mediated teacher work, the study gathered qualitative data primarily through two group interviews with the teachers in the middle and at the end of the school term. A secondary source of data includes relevant documents namely teaching materials, students’ work, and teachers’ notes. Content analysis of data shows two broad collaborative practices, including joint lesson planning and resources development and joint teaching. These collaborative practices were found to create structured mediational spaces that enabled them to effectively work together to meet the needs of refugee EAL students in their class. The study generates implications for content and EAL teachers in collaboratively addressing the needs of refugees in mainstream classrooms and for school leadership in supporting EAL and content teachers in this process.

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在维多利亚州中学科学课堂中，教师以合作为媒介的实践以满足难民EAL学生的需求

摘要本文探讨了英语作为附加语言(EAL)教师和内容区教师在满足中学科学课堂难民学生需求方面的合作实践。这项研究是在澳大利亚维多利亚州进行的。本研究从社会文化角度研究中介教师工作，主要通过在学期中期和期末对教师进行两次小组访谈来收集定性数据。次要资料来源包括相关文件，即教材、学生作业和教师笔记。数据的内容分析显示了两种广泛的协作实践，包括联合课程规划和资源开发和联合教学。这些合作实践创造了结构化的冥想空间，使他们能够有效地协同工作，以满足难民EAL学生在课堂上的需求。这项研究对内容教师和EAL教师在主流课堂中合作解决难民需求以及学校领导在这一过程中支持EAL教师和内容教师产生了启示。

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Journal of Asian Pacific Communication COMMUNICATION-

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1.40

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The journal’s academic orientation is generalist, passionately committed to interdisciplinary approaches to language and communication studies in the Asian Pacific. Thematic issues of previously published issues of JAPC include Cross-Cultural Communications: Literature, Language, Ideas; Sociolinguistics in China; Japan Communication Issues; Mass Media in the Asian Pacific; Comic Art in Asia, Historical Literacy, and Political Roots; Communication Gains through Student Exchanges & Study Abroad; Language Issues in Malaysia; English Language Development in East Asia; The Teachings of Writing in the Pacific Basin; Language and Identity in Asia; The Economics of Language in the Asian Pacific.