2023

Wright, Benjamin
How Can Young English Language Learners (ELLs) Be Supported to Engage with Inquiry‐Based Learning? Journal Article
In: Lessons from Global Classrooms, vol. 2023, iss. 1, no. 1, pp. 1-16, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: English language learning, inquiry-based learning, Teaching
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title = {How Can Young English Language Learners (ELLs) Be Supported to Engage with Inquiry‐Based Learning?},
author = {Benjamin Wright},
editor = {Heather Ellis, Georgette Alejandra Fernandez Laris },
url = {https://lfgc.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/LD_Benjamin-Wright_ArticleGlobal-Classrooms_GAFedits.pdf},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-01},
urldate = {2023-02-02},
journal = {Lessons from Global Classrooms},
volume = {2023},
number = {1},
issue = {1},
pages = {1-16},
abstract = {There is a large body of literature that focusses on inquiry‐based learning, along with the
difficulties that arise from both a teaching and learning perspective on supporting young
English Language Learners (ELLs) to engage with this approach as fully as possible. However,
there is currently limited research available on what this situation looks like through the lens
of international schools based in China. This qualitative research project looks at the views
and perspectives of three early years teachers at an inquiry‐based focussed international
school in China through semi‐structured interviews. Questions were based on findings from
the literature and personal observations and focussed on the issues teachers faced and
potential solutions to these problems. The results of this research portray the complicated
nature of the topic, and suggested there are a number of issues, as well as solutions from
both a teaching and learning perspective that may be implemented according to a specific
context.},
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There is a large body of literature that focusses on inquiry‐based learning, along with the
difficulties that arise from both a teaching and learning perspective on supporting young
English Language Learners (ELLs) to engage with this approach as fully as possible. However,
there is currently limited research available on what this situation looks like through the lens
of international schools based in China. This qualitative research project looks at the views
and perspectives of three early years teachers at an inquiry‐based focussed international
school in China through semi‐structured interviews. Questions were based on findings from
the literature and personal observations and focussed on the issues teachers faced and
potential solutions to these problems. The results of this research portray the complicated
nature of the topic, and suggested there are a number of issues, as well as solutions from
both a teaching and learning perspective that may be implemented according to a specific
context.
difficulties that arise from both a teaching and learning perspective on supporting young
English Language Learners (ELLs) to engage with this approach as fully as possible. However,
there is currently limited research available on what this situation looks like through the lens
of international schools based in China. This qualitative research project looks at the views
and perspectives of three early years teachers at an inquiry‐based focussed international
school in China through semi‐structured interviews. Questions were based on findings from
the literature and personal observations and focussed on the issues teachers faced and
potential solutions to these problems. The results of this research portray the complicated
nature of the topic, and suggested there are a number of issues, as well as solutions from
both a teaching and learning perspective that may be implemented according to a specific
context.