Teaching science vocabulary in conditions of polylinguistic education

Abstract

To develop scientific literacy, students need to gain knowledge of science content and practice scientific habits of mind. This is impossible without knowledge of science vocabulary. While teaching students of nonlinguistic specialties a teacher faces to the problem of working out effective methods that can allow acquiring scientific vocabulary, including the main notions of this specialty, as soon as possible. This article shares research- based strategies for science vocabulary instruction that are effective for all students, including English language learners.