The EAL Teaching book
Promoting success for multilingual learners
2nd Edition
Published on 16. October 2015
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-4739-5749-7 (ISBN)
Description
As the number of children for whom English is an Additional Language in schools increases, how do teachers and trainees prepare to support them to succeed?
This text is their toolkit. A complete guide to understanding, learning from and teaching bilingual and EAL children in schools.
The text begins by asking 'who are EAL learners' and challenges some of the misconceptions about this group. It goes on to examine language in depth, providing focused theory to help teachers and trainees better understand the wider context of children's needs. This theory is supported by a wealth of information on practical teaching strategies and resources in the promoting learning section. The text covers planning across the curriculum for EAL, assessing EAL and bilingual learners and classroom organisation, offering day-to-day practical support for teachers.
New to this second edition is a chapter on Using home languages and cultures in learning as well many new case studies from practising teachers offering insight and knowledge on teaching this particular group.
This text is their toolkit. A complete guide to understanding, learning from and teaching bilingual and EAL children in schools.
The text begins by asking 'who are EAL learners' and challenges some of the misconceptions about this group. It goes on to examine language in depth, providing focused theory to help teachers and trainees better understand the wider context of children's needs. This theory is supported by a wealth of information on practical teaching strategies and resources in the promoting learning section. The text covers planning across the curriculum for EAL, assessing EAL and bilingual learners and classroom organisation, offering day-to-day practical support for teachers.
New to this second edition is a chapter on Using home languages and cultures in learning as well many new case studies from practising teachers offering insight and knowledge on teaching this particular group.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4739-5749-7 (9781473957497)
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Book
05/2019
3rd Edition
Learning Matters Ltd
€138.16
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Person
Dr. Jean Conteh was senior lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Leeds, where she taught on the PGCE Primary course and on MA courses. She has worked in many countries and is a very experienced teacher educator. She has published widely in the field of EAL in primary education, both for teachers and for academic audiences. Her research focuses on ways to promote success for those pupils who are often labelled 'disadvantaged' in our education system, and covers the role of language in teaching and learning in primary classrooms and the expertise and professional roles of bilingual teachers.
Content
Part 1 - Understanding multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 1 : Introducing multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 2 : All about language and learning
Chapter 3 : What does it mean to be multilingual?
Part 2 - Promoting Learning - Practical approaches for multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 4 :Planning across the curriculum for multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 5: Strategies and resources for learning across the curriculum
Chapter 6: Assessing multilingual and EAL learners across the curriculum
Chapter 7: Promoting independence : using home languages and cultures in learning
Chapter 8: Conclusions- synthesis learning and moving on
Chapter 1 : Introducing multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 2 : All about language and learning
Chapter 3 : What does it mean to be multilingual?
Part 2 - Promoting Learning - Practical approaches for multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 4 :Planning across the curriculum for multilingual and EAL learners
Chapter 5: Strategies and resources for learning across the curriculum
Chapter 6: Assessing multilingual and EAL learners across the curriculum
Chapter 7: Promoting independence : using home languages and cultures in learning
Chapter 8: Conclusions- synthesis learning and moving on