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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 amWelcome & Introduction by SIG Coordinators
9.10 amWelcome Address by Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding
President of Stockholm University
9.30 amReport of SIG activities / Symposium Agenda
9.45 amBreak
10.00 am5 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 pmBreak
1.00 pmKeynote Address on Language & Literacy for Social Justice
Professor Elizabeth Moje
Dean, School of Education, University of Michigan
2.30 pmBreak
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 pmEnd of Day 1

Day 2 Program (7 September)

Local Time ActivityFacilitators
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 TimeActivity
1.00 pmJoint Discussion
2.30 pmBreak
3.00 pmSIG Business Meeting
4.00 pmEnd of Symposium


ESERA 2021 Conference

Date: 30 Aug to 3 September 2021

Venue: Fully online

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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:

  1. CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) AND SECOND LANGUAGE ISSUES IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
    Angel M. Y. Lin, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    Presentation Slides
  2. TOWARDS A PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE FOR LITERACY IN SCINECE
    Jonathan Osborne, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
    Presentation Slides
  3. PRACTISING THE LITERACIES OF SCIENCE: STUDENTS CONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATIONS
    Vaughan Prain & Russell Tytler, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
    Presentation Slides
  4. 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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