The art of slowing down: pastoral support for EAL learners
I’m impatient, which means I often feel conflicted when I’m teaching. I rarely get through an entire lesson without having to change course and it gives me anxiety. I feel… Read more »
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Supporting elementary English
Our EAL provision in the elementary school this year included supported English lessons for immersion and intermediate level EAL learners in years 1 to 6 on a weekly basis. In… Read more »
Translanguaging as a learning skill?
At a recent ELLSA workshop where EAL teachers across Kuala Lumpur were discussing translanguaging, I picked up on lots of comments that we were making about trying to find the… Read more »
Science and EAL in the elementary school
Over the past few weeks, I’ve become more involved in Science in Year 6 through observations and cover needs. This is a welcome development for me as in my previous… Read more »
Using L1 to support and enhance language learning
A while ago I had the opportunity to chat to Laura Wilkes at TESOL Pop about using L1s in the language classroom. You can listen to the podcast here or… Read more »
Lessons learned: my journey as a volunteer
A year ago I started volunteering with the IATEFL YLTSIG and what a year it’s been! I’ve had the chance to work with some truly inspiring people who are on… Read more »
Building fluency with Upper Primary and Secondary EAL learners
If there is one thing that EAL learners struggle with, it is fluency. They find many of the different aspects of it difficult: speaking English doesn’t come easy to them,… Read more »