'I just wanted to say that, as a veteran of many years of Naldic conferences, I thought this was the best yet! Ofelia Garcia's keynote speech was so interesting - I will order her book today. Worth flying all the way from Milan!'
Our full conference report is available in NALDIC Quarterly 7.2 which is sent to members and can also be accessed online in the members area of our website. Our keynote presentations are available below
Keynotes
Professor Ofelia Garcia, City University of New York -
Jonathan Brentnall, EALAW - Keeping sight of content-driven language in a skills-based curriculum
Constant Leung, Kings College London, Catherine Wallace, Institute of Education and researchers including Ann Elisabeth Jones - EAL practice and experience: issues from current research
Yvonne Foley, University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education- Using a Multidimensional Approach to Meet the Reading Literacy Needs of EAL Pupils
Ofelia García and Ricardo Otheguy, City University of New York - Hablamos los dos/ We speak both
Charmian Kenner and Mahera Ruby, Goldsmiths College, University of London- Teacher partnerships between mainstream and complementary schools: from parallel worlds to connected curricula
Discussant Summing Up and Plenary - Professor Viv Edwards Director, National Centre for Language and Literacy
Poster Presentations:
Kay Bentley, University of Cambridge: ‘Content and Language Integrated Learning: What can CLIL offer EAL?’
Carol Inugai Dixon: ‘Contexts for Good Practice’
Chris Pim: The NALDIC Vodcasts
Kimberly Safford: ‘Assessment for Learning with pupils using English as an Additional Language: a DVD for professional development’
Naldic Conference 16 - EAL: More than just good practice
'Thanks so much for a really brilliant conference.'
Our full conference report is available in NALDIC Quarterly 6.2.
Speakers:
Kim Baker, Luton - Language and content integration in primary science
Diane Boothe, College of Education, Boise State University Engaging English as an Additional Language through Problem-based Learning
Angela Creese, School of Education, University of Birmingham- Collaborating Teachers and Personalised Learning: Using Policy to Develop Good Practice
Beverly Derewianka, University of Wollongong, Australia- Meeting the Challenges of Subject English
Samina Jaffar and Navneet Padda, Redbridge- Developing Reading Skills through Home Languages
Constant Leung, Kings College and Katie Scott, Newcastle University - Assessing EAL learners: cross-curricular descriptors
Rosemary Mitchell-Schuitevoerder, University of Durham - Can a Task-Based approach turn the core curriculum teacher into a good EAL provider?
Martyn Pendergast and Olivia Roth, National Strategies- Accelerating progress of advanced learners of EAL at KS3: the role of EAL specialists in school improvement
Chris Pim - Talking Pen: Increasing access to the curriculum for pupils learning English as an additional language
Helen Sunderland, London South Bank University- Is the grass greener…? ESOL in the lifelong learning sector
Dr Catherine Wallace, Institute of Education - EAL Learners and Critical Reading
The development of bilingual learning strategies in mainstream and community contexts- Salman Al-Azami, Goldsmiths College
Primary National Strategy and the bilingual learner Distinctive EAL practice leading a partnership approach to building capacity in schools, and at local authority level, to more effectively support the bilingual learner - Judy Shepherd, Surrey ELMA
Dina Mehmedbegovic