With united forces: how design-based research can link theory and practice in the transdisciplinary sphere of CLIL
Publication date
2019ISSN
2604-5893
Abstract
This paper intends to exemplify how a design-based research (DBR) methodology can be used to put theory into practice by reporting on a first research cycle of a larger DBR project in the context of upper secondary CLIL history education in Austria. The project aims to identify design principles of teaching techniques and materials which both support the acquisition of subject-specific competences and language. To this end, this study draws on Dalton-Puffer’s (2013) construct of Cognitive Discourse Functions (CDFs), comprising seven key categories of academic language functions which have also been shown to be closely linked to historical competences. In the course of this study, the researcher and a collaborating teacher systematically developed CDF-based history materials, which were then applied in the classroom and continuously evaluated, using interviews, observations, and written tasks for data collection.Results of the first research cycle suggest that students lack awareness of possible connections between content and language learning and struggle with expressing complex historical content. Both teacher and students responded positively to the intervention on a general level, but pointed out a number of potential refinements, such as a more continuous and balanced intertwining of content and language.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
9 - geography. Biography. History
Keywords
Història CLIL
Investigació basada en el disseny
Funcions cognitives del discurs
Pedagogia integrada
Alfabetització de la matèria
Historia del CLIL
Investigación basada en el diseño
Funciones del discurso cognitivo
Pedagogía integrada
Alfabetización temática
CLIL history
Design-based research
Cognitive discourse functions
Integrated pedagogy
Subject literacy
Pages
17
Publisher
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Collection
2; 2
Is part of
CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education
Citation
Rieder-Marschallinger, Silvia. With united forces: how design-based research can link theory and practice in the transdisciplinary sphere of CLIL. CLIL Journal of Innovation and Research in Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education, 2019, 2(2), p. 7-23. Disponible en: <https://revistes.uab.cat/clil/article/view/v2-n2-bauer-marschallinger>. Fecha de acceso: 10 sep. 2024. DOI: 10.5565/rev/clil.19
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