Insights into Disciplinary Literacies: Multilingual Perspectives across Educational Levels

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Insights into Disciplinary Literacies

Multilingual Perspectives across Educational Levels

Edited by: Ainara Imaz Agirre and Roberto Arias-Hermoso

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2026

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This book presents empirical evidence of the academic and disciplinary literacies that learners engage in in educational contexts. The chapters focus on the languages of schooling (in first, second or foreign language contexts) across primary, secondary and higher education.

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Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Why Focus on Students’ Academic and Disciplinary Literacies? Volume Overview
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Ainara Imaz Agirre and Roberto Arias-Hermoso

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1 Bi- and Multilingual Disciplinary Literacies at School: A Challenge for 21st-Century Citizens
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Julia Hüttner and Ana Llinares

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Part 1: Students’ Views and Perspectives Towards Academic and Disciplinary Literacies
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2 Rethinking Biliteracy in Business and Economics English-Medium Education: Students’ Views of Translingual Spaces
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Irene Soriano-Flórez and Emma Dafouz

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3 Learning to Walk Before We Run: Unveiling the Epistemological Foundations in Interactive Technologies Education
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Nashwa Nashaat-Sobhy

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4 Supporting the Development of Pre-Service ESOL Teachers’ Instructional Practice Regarding Academic Discourse
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Brian Hibbs

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5 The Digital Turn in Language Pedagogy and Its Reflections on Foreign Language Learning Processes
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Suheyla Demirkol Orak and Mohammad Al-Khresheh

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6 Academic Italian and Cognitive Discourse Functions in Higher Education: The Point of View of International Students
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Letizia Cinganotto

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Part 2: Students’ Academic and Disciplinary Literacy Skills
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7 Scaffolding Students' Performance of Oral Cognitive Discourse Functions through Classroom Interaction
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Amaia Lersundi, Tarja Nikula and Eneritz Garro Larrañaga

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8 Exploring Knowledge Co-Construction in EMI Classrooms in Higher Education
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Şebnem Yalçın and Yasemin Bayyurt

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9 Disciplinary Literacy and Disciplinarity in ESL Students’ Academic Presentations
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Alla Zareva

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10 Incorporation of Grammatical Metaphor into Academic Reading and Writing of First-Year Undergraduate Students
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Juana María Blanco Fernández

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11 Understanding the Relationship between Grit, Study Habits and Academic Performance in CLIL Science Lessons
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H. Gülru Yüksel, Gülbin Özkan, Anna Lia Proietti Ergün, Valeria Stecconi and Daniela Segoloni

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12 Evaluating Concept Literacy in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Settings
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Julia Edeleva, Carmela Chateau-Smith, Anastasia Brueva and Pavel Albitskiy

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13 The Impact of a Literacy Teaching Approach on Secondary-Level CLIL Students’ Historical Thinking Skills
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Rodrigo García-López

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14 The Role of Hours of CLIL Exposure in Primary Multilingual Science Writing
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Irene Guzmán-Alcón

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15 Subject-Specific Vocabulary in Secondary Science: Triangulating Students’ Writing, Classroom Interaction and Textbooks
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Roberto Arias-Hermoso, Ainara Imaz Agirre and Irati Romero-Garmendia

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Afterword: Conclusions and a Research Agenda for Academic and Disciplinary Literacies
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Ainara Imaz Agirre and Roberto Arias-Hermoso

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Index
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January 13, 2026

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9781788925624

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362

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788925624

eBook ISBN: 9781788925624

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Insights into Disciplinary Literacies

Overview

About this book

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Why Focus on Students’ Academic and Disciplinary Literacies? Volume Overview

1 Bi- and Multilingual Disciplinary Literacies at School: A Challenge for 21st-Century Citizens

2 Rethinking Biliteracy in Business and Economics English-Medium Education: Students’ Views of Translingual Spaces

3 Learning to Walk Before We Run: Unveiling the Epistemological Foundations in Interactive Technologies Education

4 Supporting the Development of Pre-Service ESOL Teachers’ Instructional Practice Regarding Academic Discourse

5 The Digital Turn in Language Pedagogy and Its Reflections on Foreign Language Learning Processes

6 Academic Italian and Cognitive Discourse Functions in Higher Education: The Point of View of International Students

7 Scaffolding Students' Performance of Oral Cognitive Discourse Functions through Classroom Interaction

8 Exploring Knowledge Co-Construction in EMI Classrooms in Higher Education

9 Disciplinary Literacy and Disciplinarity in ESL Students’ Academic Presentations

10 Incorporation of Grammatical Metaphor into Academic Reading and Writing of First-Year Undergraduate Students

11 Understanding the Relationship between Grit, Study Habits and Academic Performance in CLIL Science Lessons

12 Evaluating Concept Literacy in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Settings

13 The Impact of a Literacy Teaching Approach on Secondary-Level CLIL Students’ Historical Thinking Skills

14 The Role of Hours of CLIL Exposure in Primary Multilingual Science Writing

15 Subject-Specific Vocabulary in Secondary Science: Triangulating Students’ Writing, Classroom Interaction and Textbooks

Afterword: Conclusions and a Research Agenda for Academic and Disciplinary Literacies

Index

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