Linguistically responsive pedagogies (or language awareness) in teaching all subjects
NW 31 LEd – Network on Language and Education
PISA reports show that there is often a gap in learning outcomes between students with or without a migration background (OECD, 2019). To create opportunities for learning for all students, more information is needed on fostering linguistically responsive school cultures to support students’ identities, strengthen their sense of belonging, engage them more actively in literacy practices, and enhance learning in general (Lucas & Villegas, 2013). With this special call, we invite researchers to submit papers related to linguistically responsive pedagogies, where attention is paid to how teachers support the learning of the language of instruction simultaneously with learning subject content.
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