How schools are breaking down the language barrier for EAL students (Guardian)

[ELTWeekly Volume 6, Issue 7 | March 10, 2014]


Nick Morrison has published an article ‘How schools are breaking down the language barrier for EAL students’ on the Guardian.

Nick says, “One of the more significant changes to the school population in recent years has been the increase in the number of children with English as an additional language (EAL). Such students now form a majority in one in nine schools in England; the number has risen by 20% during the last five years.

Although this is a relatively new challenge for many schools, others have a long track record of working with EAL children, allowing them to develop tried and tested approaches. (more…)

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ELTWeekly Vol. 6 Issue 2

ELTWeekly Vol. 6 Issue#2 | January 12, 2014 | ISSN 0975-3036 Video: Language Teaching Methods: Comprehension Approach/TPR Conference: ‘International Conference for Academic Disciplines’, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, May 26-30 Video: Teaching English…

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Research Paper: ‘An Experimental Study of the Teaching of French Pronunciation Using an “Ad Hoc” Phonemic Alphabet’ by William R. Herold

ELTWeekly Vol. 6 Issue#1 | January 6, 2013 | ISSN 0975-3036

The primary purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of reading development based on phonemic transcription and traditional orthography on the pronunciation of French as a second language. Sixteen level 1 French classes in Western New York State schools participated in the experiment in which the control and experimental classes completed six weeks of study of an introductory French text in which the first three units were transcribed for the experimental group along the lines of the International Phonetic Alphabet. (more…)

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