Handbook for Language-Driven Subject Teaching provides a practical and theoretical foundation for subject teachers and teachers in training. This study book helps them strengthen students’ language skills across diverse subjects through targeted language support and interaction in the classroom.
The handbook highlights how language and learning are inseparably linked. Subject teaching gives teachers tools to achieve both subject and language objectives at the same time, with attention to assessment and evaluation. Using the language staircase metaphor supports the development of academic language.
The content is based on research and experiences from the Netherlands and Flanders. It describes concrete didactic suggestions and a route for designing lessons with the integration of language and subject didactics. This makes it a valuable reference work for professional development and teams within schools.
With this fifth edition it Handbook for Language-Driven Subject Teaching responds to current policy and practice developments and provides teachers with practical resources to implement language-driven subject teaching effectively.