Language use in kindergarten science lessons: language production and academic language during a video feedback coaching intervention in kindergarten science lessons |
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| Authors: | Astrid Menninga Marijn van Dijk Annemie Wetzels Henderien Steenbeek Paul van Geert |
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| Institution: | Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | This paper aims to gain insight into language production and academic language of 4- and 5-year-old students and their teachers in the course of a teacher intervention during kindergarten science education. The study is based on videotaped classroom observations, and specifically focuses on the academic language use of students (Nintervention = 18, Ncontrols = 26) and teachers (Nintervention = 5, Ncontrols = 5). The results suggest that this general teacher intervention yields interesting changes in language use and production. Patterns of change over time confirm the idiosyncratic and non-linear nature of these changes. Science lessons represent an appropriate context in which to acquaint students with academic language, which can be used as a basis to build upon more sophisticated language skills. |
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| Keywords: | Academic language use students teachers kindergarten science education video feedback coaching intervention |
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