Table 8 Example of “checking for lexical understanding” questions
From: Building science through questions in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classrooms
Classroom transcript | Q-Question type/ A-Answer type | |
|---|---|---|
23 | TEACHER: […] so…we are the host. What was that word…host, again?...What does it mean to be a host? Lea? | Checking for lexical understanding (LQ) |
25 | LEA: Uhm...in biology it means that uhm a virus...uhm but also bacteria... | A-Declarative knowledge |
27 | TEACHER: Yeah, all of those. | |
28 | LEA: Uhm, they kind of use you to live...inside you. | A-Declarative knowledge |