{"title":"What is an ecosystem?","authors":"Ana Llinares, Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.20010.lli","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.20010.lli","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 In Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) contexts, students are expected to express disciplinary\u0000 knowledge in a second/foreign language. One construct that has proven useful for the identification and realization of language\u0000 functions in disciplinary knowledge is Dalton-Puffer’s (2013) model of cognitive\u0000 discourse functions (CDFs). Additionally, Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) has already been proven useful for distinguishing\u0000 lexico-grammatical features that characterise different CDFs in CLIL students’ productions (e.g., Nashaat-Sobhy & Llinares, 2020; Evnitskaya & Dalton-Puffer,\u0000 2020). In this article, we use SFL to analyse the oral and written realisations of the CDF Define by 6th grade students\u0000 participating in a CLIL program in Madrid, Spain. A total of 83 students responded to the same prompt (on science) in writing (in\u0000 the form of a blog) as well as orally (in the form of an interview). In the oral interviews the co-construction of definitions by\u0000 the students with the interviewer (researcher) and another peer are explored using the notion of Legitimation Code Theory and the\u0000 concept of semantic waves (Maton, 2013). The analysis of students’ definitions is also\u0000 related to primary CLIL teachers’ evaluations using comparative judgement.","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49064226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Martínez-Adrián, M. J. Gutierrez-Mangado, Francisco Gallardo-del-Puerto, María Basterrechea
{"title":"Language-related episodes by young CLIL learners","authors":"María Martínez-Adrián, M. J. Gutierrez-Mangado, Francisco Gallardo-del-Puerto, María Basterrechea","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.20005.mar","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.20005.mar","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Task modality has been found to affect the production, nature and resolution of Language Related Episodes (LREs).\u0000 However, a substantial number of investigations have been conducted with adult learners (i.e. García Mayo & Azkarai, 2016; Niu, 2009; Payant & Kim, 2019), except for García Mayo and Imaz Agirre\u0000 (2019) with child learners. Besides, there is a lack of investigations examining the incorporation of LREs in the final\u0000 output of oral and written tasks. In addition, previous studies have not controlled for either the different levels of accuracy\u0000 that both task modalities demand as a consequence of their on-line and off-line nature or the opportunity for revising the output\u0000 equally in both modalities. This paper compiles the findings from various studies conducted with the same cohorts of 5th and 6th\u0000 primary school learners that have overcome the aforementioned methodological limitations, all of which will make possible a more\u0000 comprehensive understanding of modality effects in terms of LRE production. In addition, it tackles the relationship between\u0000 task-modality and variables such as the use of previously known languages, pair dynamics and pairing method (gender, proficiency\u0000 and self-selection). Likewise, it adds to the scant research on young learners’ attitudes towards the tasks administered.","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45924242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on EFL learning by young children in Spain","authors":"","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.3.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.3.2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41680281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Bernstein (2020): (Re)defining Success in Language Learning: Positioning, Participation and Young Emergent Bilinguals at School","authors":"Mayyer Ling","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.00023.lin","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.00023.lin","url":null,"abstract":"This article reviews (Re)defining Success in Language Learning: Positioning, Participation and Young Emergent Bilinguals at School £29.959781788929004","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43862115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of proficiency and collaborative work on child EFL individual dictogloss writing","authors":"Asier Calzada, M. Mayo","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.20003.cal","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.20003.cal","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Collaborative writing has been traditionally studied in terms of language-related episodes (LREs), which have been\u0000 shown to be influenced by learner proficiency. Yet, the impact of collaboration on the written product has received less\u0000 attention, especially regarding child EFL learners. Our study analyzes the individual reconstructions produced by 30\u0000 Spanish-Basque EFL children (aged 11–12) before and after (T1 and T3) they completed a collaborative dictogloss (T2). From the\u0000 analysis of their LREs at T2, we predicted that certain areas (grammar and mechanics) could reflect more changes at T3 than\u0000 others. Moreover, we wanted to determine whether those changes were moderated by the learners’ and their partners’ proficiency at\u0000 T2: low (LP) or high (HP). Text-based and rubric measurements showed that only grammatical complexity improved in children’s\u0000 individual writing from T1 to T3. Regarding proficiency, LP children performed significantly worse than their HP counterparts at\u0000 T1 and T3 in most writing dimensions. Partner proficiency only influenced accuracy, and unexpectedly, working with an LP partner\u0000 did not appear to have a detrimental effect. Our findings stress the need to carry out longitudinal studies to further determine\u0000 the role of collaboration in L2 writing and knowledge development.","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47878319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pair dynamics and language-related episodes in child EFL task-based peer interaction","authors":"Elisabet Pladevall-Ballester","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.20007.pla","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.20007.pla","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Previous research shows young learners are indeed able to interact in a foreign language (FL) and negotiate for meaning while also attending to form. One of the variables that has been least studied among young learners (YLs) in FL contexts is the kind of relationships established among the members of a dyad and how the nature of pair dynamics affects the learners’ ability to attend to language. The present study explores the pair dynamics and the frequency and types of language learning opportunities in the form of language-related episodes (LREs) that emerge during peer interaction in a spot-the-differences task completed by young learners in an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) context. We also examine the effects of age and pair dynamics on the production of these LREs. Results suggest that children interact mainly using collaborative patterns and can actually attend to language in episodes which are mainly meaning-focused and are resolved particularly in expert/novice dyads. Age has been found to significantly affect the production of LREs but pair dynamics seems to be less determinant. Findings corroborate the need for YLs to be given the chance to interact with their peers in class to foster learning opportunities.","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41531885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of Lambert & Oliver (2020): Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching: Practice in Diverse Contexts","authors":"Priska Pramastiwi","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.21007.pra","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.21007.pra","url":null,"abstract":"This article reviews Using Tasks in Second Language Teaching: Practice in Diverse Contexts £39.95","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49665738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Larios, Francisco Javier García Hernández, Yvette Coyle
{"title":"A theoretically-grounded classification of EFL children’s formulation strategies in collaborative\u0000 writing","authors":"J. Larios, Francisco Javier García Hernández, Yvette Coyle","doi":"10.1075/ltyl.20008.roc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/ltyl.20008.roc","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Research into collaborative writing (CW) has drawn on the notion of “languaging”, operationalized as\u0000 language-related episodes (LREs), to account for the way learners pool their ideational and linguistic resources, give and receive\u0000 immediate feedback on language and, as a result, deepen their awareness of meaning-form mappings. LREs in CW have been examined\u0000 from different perspectives, including the degree of noticing shown by learners, the extent of their involvement in the\u0000 interaction, the knowledge sources drawn upon, or the cognitive processes deployed to solve their linguistic problems. Yet, in\u0000 spite of the alleged “added value” that strategic behaviour brings to learners’ reflection on language, available research on CW\u0000 has not yet looked at LREs from the perspective of formulation strategies, i.e., the conscious mental actions engaged in by\u0000 writers to address the problems involved in the transformation of ideas into written language. In an attempt to address this\u0000 gap, and to extend available, but sill limited, CW research with children, the interactions of 30 young EFL pairs while writing\u0000 two narrative picture-story texts were analysed by means of a reconceptualization of LREs as problem-solving strategy clusters,\u0000 i.e., chains of strategies activated and applied to the writer’s linguistic knowledge in the course of the activity. The outcome\u0000 of these analyses is a theoretically-motivated and pedagogically useful, child-based taxonomy of collaborative formulation\u0000 strategies, which can help raise awareness of the mechanisms involved in solving language-related problems in early EFL writing,\u0000 thereby promoting more tailored writing instruction and learners’ self-regulation. The taxonomy is also presented as a point of\u0000 departure for future research.","PeriodicalId":29728,"journal":{"name":"Language Teaching for Young Learners","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49425889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}