Second Language Acquisition

This article discusses factors that relate to learning a second language, from the perspective of the language, the learner, and the learning process.

This article discusses the academic language protocols this teacher uses with her students, how she infuses them into her teaching, and the results that were observed with a student.

A common misconception is that language learning must precede content learning. This resource unpacks the reasons why this belief is misguided by explaining the process that students are going through when acquiring a second language.

Learning a second language for school is not simply a linguistic challenge; it poses social, cultural, academic, and cognitive challenges as well. This article describes a conceptual model for acquiring a second language for school that reflects all these challenges, and makes recommendations for instruction stemming from this model.