Abstract
This paper combines the perspectives of applied linguistics and history education in order to explore the viability of a genuinely non-binary pedagogy
for content and language integration. Cognitive Discourse Functions
(CDFs) are mapped against the model of historical competences underlying
the current Austrian secondary history curriculum. The theoretical analysis
shows the performance of CDFs as central to the constitution of historical
competences. For the empirical part of the study, two complete didactic
units on the topic of the Industrial Revolution were recorded, and oral and
written utterances by students were analysed both in terms of CDF use and
historical competences. The results confirm a significant connection
between competences and CDFs. We argue that some explicit attention to
CDFs and the linguistic resources necessary for their competent
verbalization could significantly enhance the subject literacy level of
Austrian CLIL history learners in both oral and written production.
for content and language integration. Cognitive Discourse Functions
(CDFs) are mapped against the model of historical competences underlying
the current Austrian secondary history curriculum. The theoretical analysis
shows the performance of CDFs as central to the constitution of historical
competences. For the empirical part of the study, two complete didactic
units on the topic of the Industrial Revolution were recorded, and oral and
written utterances by students were analysed both in terms of CDF use and
historical competences. The results confirm a significant connection
between competences and CDFs. We argue that some explicit attention to
CDFs and the linguistic resources necessary for their competent
verbalization could significantly enhance the subject literacy level of
Austrian CLIL history learners in both oral and written production.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 30-60 |
| Journal | Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Edcuation |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 602007 Applied linguistics
- 503007 Didactics