Date of Award

1-1-2018

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Education Theory and Practice

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, viii, 186 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Kristen C. Wilcox

Committee Members

Julie E. Learned, Alandeom Oliveira, Jianwei Zhang

Keywords

academic language socialization, case study, Chinese adolescents, ELLs, identity construction, scientific discourse, Chinese, High school students, Students, Foreign, Science, English language

Subject Categories

Education | Language and Literacy Education | Science and Mathematics Education

Abstract

Secondary schools in the United States are enrolling an increasing number of Mainland Chinese students, and this cohort of students is often seen as a “model minority” that can achieve academic success without much if any, extra support. However, many Chinese students encounter difficulties not only in learning English but in learning other content areas raising questions as to what they experience as the affordances and constraints to their learning.

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