Languages & Literacies in science education symposium 2021
Symposium Objective: To examine current trends/issues and map out future directions in the research space
Date: 6 to 8 September 2021
Convenor: Kristina Danielsson
Program Chair: Kok-Sing Tang
Participation is free of charge for all SIG members, prospective members and guests. Please use this form to register: https://forms.gle/UmSkLRwadLQnm7cw5 (Registration will close on 4 Sep midnight, Western Australia Time)
Please note that the time indicated follows Sweden Time Zone (GMT+2). You can use this website to check your local time: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Day 1 Program (6 September)
| Local Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9.00 am | Welcome & Introduction by SIG Coordinators |
| 9.10 am | Welcome Address by Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding President of Stockholm University |
| 9.30 am | Report of SIG activities / Symposium Agenda |
| 9.45 am | Break |
| 10.00 am | 5 Minutes Presentation of Researcher’s work, Session 1 Kristina Danielsson, John Airey, Sonya Martin, Mariona Espinet, Sara Wilmes, Christina Siry, Yuen Yi Lo, Feyza Cilingir, Sara Salloum, Maria Napal, Miriam Knoef, Mari Sjøberg, Kok-Sing Tang, Russell Tytler, Yann Shiou Ong, Wong Wai Lit, Sara Wahlberg, Julia Zdunek |
| 12.30 pm | Break |
| 1.00 pm | Keynote Address on Language & Literacy for Social Justice Professor Elizabeth Moje Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan |
| 2.30 pm | Break |
| 3.00 pm | 5 Minutes Presentation of Researcher’s work, Session 2 Magdalena Kersting, Nani Teig, Maria Andrée, Astrid Berg, Eduardo Mortimer, Dietmar Höttecke, Johanna Taglieber, María Antonia López-Luengo, Alejandra Meneses, Robert Gieske, Sandra Pia Harmer, Alejandra Garcia, Ioannis Lefkos, Ileana Greca Dufranc |
| 5.30 pm | End of Day 1 |
Day 2 Program (7 September)
| Local Time | Activity | Facilitators |
|---|---|---|
| 5 to 6 am | Group Discussion 1 – Literacy instruction Focus areas: Reading/writing-to-learn, representation-focused pedagogies, language across the curriculum, metalanguage, working with teachers | Len Unsworth & Angel Lin |
| 11 am to 12 pm | Group Discussion 2 – Multimodality Focus areas: Representations, semiotics, drawing, gesture, materiality, embodiment, animation, digital media | Russell Tytler & Len Unsworth |
| 1 to 2 pm | Group Discussion 3 – Discourse Studies Focus areas: Discourse analysis, classroom talk & interaction, dialogism, collaborative discourse | Eduardo Mortimer & Russell Tytler |
| 3 to 4 pm | Group Discussion 4 – Disciplinary literacy in STEM Curriculum Focus areas: Science/math/technology literacy, disciplinary literacy, integrated STEM, scientific & epistemic practices | Mariona Espinet & Eduardo Mortimer |
| 5 to 6 pm | Group Discussion 5 – Multilingual learners Focus areas: CLIL, EAL/ESL, bilingualism, multiculturalism, translanguaging | Angel Lin & Mariona Espinet |
Day 3 Program (8 September)
| Local Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1.00 pm | Joint Discussion |
| 2.30 pm | Break |
| 3.00 pm | SIG Business Meeting |
| 4.00 pm | End of Symposium |
ESERA 2021 Conference
Date: 30 Aug to 3 September 2021
Venue: Fully online
First Invited SIG Symposium at ESERA 2019, Bologna
Symposium Theme: RESEARCH TRADITIONS ON LANGUAGES AND LITERACIES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Chairperson: Kristina Danielsson, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
Presentations:
- CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) AND SECOND LANGUAGE ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Angel M. Y. Lin, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Presentation Slides - TOWARDS A PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR LITERACY IN SCINECE
Jonathan Osborne, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Presentation Slides - PRACTISING THE LITERACIES OF SCIENCE: STUDENTS CONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATIONS
Vaughan Prain & Russell Tytler, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Presentation Slides - METALANGUAGE FOR DESCRIBING & ANALYZING MULTIMODAL DISCOURSE OF SCIENCE
Kok-Sing Tang, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Presentation Slides
ESERA 2019 Conference
Date: 26-30 August 2019
Venue: Bologna, Italy
The next ESERA conference will be held in Bologna, Italy on 26-30 August 2019. See you there!
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