This study explores teachers' use of Spanish in sixth-grade bilingual science classrooms at an urban middle school in Texas. We used a case study approach to study how two Spanish-English bilingual teachers utilized Spanish during instruction in a unit on space exploration and their beliefs on Spanish use in English-dominant science classrooms. The results showed that the teachers used Spanish mainly for classroom management purposes like redirecting behavior and reiterating instructions previously given in English. There were inconsistencies between teachers' practices and beliefs regarding Spanish use. The school's English-centered policy and a lack of validation of language as a resource for science learning hindered the use of Spanish as a tool for science learning. The implications of the findings for teacher professional development were discussed.
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Sultan Idris Educ Univ, Fac Languages & Commun, Tanjong Malim 35900, Perak, MalaysiaSultan Idris Educ Univ, Fac Languages & Commun, Tanjong Malim 35900, Perak, Malaysia
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Univ St Boniface, Fac Educ, 200 Av Cathedrale, Winnipeg, MB R2J 2E1, CanadaUniv St Boniface, Fac Educ, 200 Av Cathedrale, Winnipeg, MB R2J 2E1, Canada
Rivard, Leonard P.
Gueye, Ndeye R.
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Univ St Boniface, Fac Sci, Winnipeg, MB R2J 2E1, CanadaUniv St Boniface, Fac Educ, 200 Av Cathedrale, Winnipeg, MB R2J 2E1, Canada
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Technol & Higher Educ Inst Hong Kong, Dept Gen Educ & Languages, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Univ Hong Kong, Fac Educ, Hong Kong, Peoples R ChinaTechnol & Higher Educ Inst Hong Kong, Dept Gen Educ & Languages, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, FranceUniv Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, France
Canac, Sophie
Crepin-Obert, Patricia
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Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, FranceUniv Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, France
Crepin-Obert, Patricia
Roux-Goupille, Camille
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Univ Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, FranceUniv Paris Est Creteil, Univ Lille, Univ Rouen, Univ Paris Cite,LDAR,CY Cergy Paris Univ, F-94010 Creteil, France