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Discourse of Integrating Science and Literacy

Discourse of Integrating Science and Literacy
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Author(s): Huili Hong (Towson University, USA), Renee M. R. Moran (East Tennessee State University, USA), LaShay Jennings (East Tennessee State University, USA), Laura Robertson (East Tennessee State University, USA)and Stacey Fisher (East Tennessee State University, USA)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 15
Source title: Handbook of Research on Science Literacy Integration in Classroom Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Chih-Che Tai (East Tennessee State University, USA), Renee M. R. Moran (East Tennessee State University, USA), Laura Robertson (East Tennessee State University, USA), Karin Keith (East Tennessee State University, USA)and Huili Hong (Towson University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6364-8.ch002

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Abstract

The authors start this chapter with a reconceptualization of science literacy and proceed to discuss why science literacy matters and why discourse in various forms matters to science literacy. Then, drawing on their recent research study on science literacy integration, the authors center on the teacher-student interactive discourses revolving around science concepts and literacy skills. They particularly examined some of the seemingly off-topic classroom dialogues. Doing so aims to explore how the potential opportunities of science literacy integration can be discursively co-constructed by the teacher and the students in naturally occurring classroom activities. Further, doing so aims to show science literacy integration can become more enjoyable to students. Meanwhile, the authors advocate that both science and literacy teachers should see themselves as teachers of language as well as examine and think how their classroom discourse can be orchestrated for the purposes of integrating science and literacy.

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