STEAM-themed non-fiction picture books in English: a bilingual application in Primary Education

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No. 30 (2025): New technologies and artificial intelligence in language and literature teaching
Exhibition hall: experiences, didactic proposals and research in contexts
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Published: 30-12-2025
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This study focuses on an investigation of a non-fiction science-themed picture book written in English for the bilingual primary school classroom. An analysis has been carried out in 3 phases: the first one is a bibliographic search; the second one involves the linguistic and didactic analysis of the selected resource, for subsequent fieldwork; and, finally, a case study of mixed non-probabilistic and intentional cut (n=40) to try to demonstrate the viability of the non-fiction picture book as an effective tool for the transformation of knowledge. The instrument used for data collection has been created ad hoc for the proposed purpose and has also been validated. The data obtained show the great acceptability and viability of the non-fiction picture book in learning processes in general and in the STEAM field in particular.

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non-fiction picture book Google Schoolar
Information book Google Schoolar
Primary education Google Schoolar
English foreign language Google Schoolar
Science Google Schoolar

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Contribution made within the framework of the collaboration grant for university students to carry out research tasks in university departments subsidized by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports (2023-2024); and the R&D&I project Non-fictional readings for the integration of critical citizens into the new cultural ecosystem (PID2021-126392ob-100) funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation. Also within the framework of the GID PALIM. Word and Image. Teaching Innovation Group for Linguistic and Literary Education at the University of Valladolid, funded by the Vice-Rectorate for Teaching Innovation and Digital Transformation at the University.

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Cruzado Sánchez, P., Álvarez Ramos, E., & Lucas Olmos , C. (2025). STEAM-themed non-fiction picture books in English: a bilingual application in Primary Education. Tavira. Electronic Journal of Teacher Training in Linguistic and Literary Communication., (30), 1201. https://doi.org/10.25267/Tavira.2025.i30.1201

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