EAL


	MFL & INCLUSION

ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE

Learning and teaching


	This page focuses on sources of support for children whose first language is not English and on Community Languages within a UK perpsective. Some of the resources and links may also be of interest to parents of bilingual/plurilingual children and to teachers of English as a second or foreign language in UK and abroad.

Scottish CILT

Provision for Community Language Learning in Scotland Report of a study by Joanna McPake, Director of Scottish CILT and the University of

Stirling. Sponsored by SEED and published September 2006. Available to download at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/07093013/0
This study offers the most comprehesive account currently available of languages in use among Scottish schoolchildren.

Translating, Interpreting and Communication Support Services across the Public Sector in Scotland: A Literature Review.
Joanna McPake & Richard Johnstone with Jo Lo Bianco, Hilary McColl, Gema Rodriguez Prieto & Elizabeth Speake. Scottish Central Research Unit 2002.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/red/tics-00.asp

Valuing all languages in Europe (VALEUR) A survey sponsored by ECML:
http://www.scilt.stir.ac.uk/research/index.php?type=0

Three reports on community languages in Scotland can be found here:
http://www.scilt.stir.ac.uk/research/past-research.php

Maping the languages of Edinburgh
http://www.scilt.stir.ac.uk/publications/


	Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS) A Guide and Resource Bank for Bilingual Workers: Empowering Minority Ethnic Families of Disabled Children (MELDI, 2003) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/findresources/meldi/index.asp Learning in 2 (+) Languages This document aims to help staff in educational establishments to understand better the strengths and development needs of bilingual learners and to address them more effectively within the mainstream classroom. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/findresources/learningintwopluslanguages.asp Links to some of the research and projects on which the Scottish study is based: http://www.iteachilearn.com/cummins/bicscalp.html http://www.collaborativelearning.org/ The publication Languages for Life is about language diversity. It provides guidelines for educational establishments that are seeking to promote the confidence of bilingual children in their own linguistic ability and language use. It also considers how language diversity provides a rich resource for all learners as they explore what language is, how it is used, and how it contributes to their understanding of the world. 'Languages for Life' is intended to be read in conjunction with Learning in 2 (+) Languages (see above) http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/findresources/languagesforlife.asp Bilingual Development in the Early Years This article by John Landon of Edinburgh University is an overview of research in the area of bilingual and bicultural development. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/aboutinclusiveeducation/researchandreports/index.asp
	English for speakers of other languages Learning and Teaching Scotland has launched a new website to provide support materials to aid teaching and learning of English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). It will not be fully operative until the autumn, but meantime it lists websites and events that may be of interest. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/subjects/esol.asp
	Modern Foreign Language Environment (MFLE) Scotland's main website for language learning now has a section on inclusive education with articles on bilingual development in the early years, multiculturalism, accessibility, etc. Watch out for further developments. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/mfle/sharingpractice/inclusiveeducation.asp

	The Excellence for All - English as an Additional Language (EAL) Conference The conference took place in the Radisson Hotel, Glasgow, in February. Find out about the issues raised, and the responses from discussions. Links to speakers' presentations and a full report are also included. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk//inclusiveeducation/aboutinclusiveeducation/researchandreports/conferencesandevents/EAL2007.asp

	URDU Learning and Teaching Scotland's new webpage to support Urdu: http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/subjects/urdu.asp


	HMIE (Scotland) HMIE (Scotland) has published Inclusion and Equality part 4: _Evaluating educational provision for bilingual learners, a guide to evaluating the quality of educational provision for bilingual learners, principally those who are learning English as an additional language. The guide is designed for use by headteachers, senior managers, teachers, specialist English as an Additional Language (EAL) staff and education authority officers. It highlights effective ways in which schools can fully support bilingual learners. This document is one of a series of guides to self-evaluation which builds on the advice given in the publication, 'How Good is our School?' (2002 edition). http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/inclusiveeducation/aboutinclusiveeducation/nationaldocuments/hgiosinclusionandequality.asp

	The latest Statistical Bulletin for Scottish education was published in February 2007. It contains information on pupils in publicly funded schools in Scotland, mainly derived from the latest annual pupil census which took place in September 2006. Amongst other details, tables show figures relating to inclusion, ethnicity, home language. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/167568/0046177.pdf

The Scottish Association for the Teaching of English as an Additional Language

This is an organisation interested in fostering and developing the teaching of English as an additional language. Membership is open to individuals and groups, and offers opportunities for professional development. Website: http://www.sateal.org.uk

CILT - The National Centre for Languages

CILT's Community Languages Bulletins are available via a free mailing list or online at http://www.cilt.org.uk/commlangs/bulletin.htm

Curriculum Guides for community languages
CILT publishes a series of Curriculum Guides covering Arabic, Chinese, Panjabi, Tamil and Urdu. They are available to download free of charge. Go to: http://www.cilt.org.uk/publications/curriculumguides.htm

The report, Positively Plurilingual, recently published by CILT, the National Centre for Languages, finds that bilingual children are far more likely to get top-grade passes in exams in all subjects.
ht tp://www.cilt.org.uk/pdf/pubs/positively_plurilingual.pdf

Our Languages project website: http://www.ourlanguages.org.uk

DfES

Access and engement in modern foreign languages: Teaching pupils for whom English is an additional language. This suggests strategies to help teachers support pupils at different points of learning English to develop their understanding and use of the English language and to enhanc their learning in MFL lessons (DfES 2004)
Acc ess and engagement in modern foreign languages: Teaching pupils for whom English is an additional language

The Department's Ethnic Minority Achievement site is at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/ethnicminorities/

The first issue of the EMAP newsletter can be downloaded here: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/inclusion/emap_news_autumn_07/


	National Grid for Learning (NGfL) The National Grid for Learning's Inclusion website lists recommended websites on the theme of EAL: http://inclusion.ngfl.gov.uk/index.php?i=253&incWebsiteTopicid=5

The Birmingham Grid for Learning

High-quality learning resources across the curriculum, from Foundation Stage through to adult learners, aimed at supporting speakers of English as a second language. Some of the resources are translated into community languages, such as Panjabi, Mirpuri and Urdu. http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/index.cfm?s=1&m=280&p=185,index

Birmingham Grid for Learning's Dual Language Resource DVD for Teaching and Learning is aimed at narrowing the achievement gap, particularly of pupils who are new to the English language in Key Stages Two and Three.'
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/index.cfm?s=1&m=1&p=127,home_page_item&id=1040


	Emag A link to Nottingham City Schools Ethnic Minority Services. Sections on EAL and some useful Guidance documents: http://www.nottinghamschools.co.uk/emag

Teacher Training Resource Bank

This has several recent articles on these and related subjects. Go to: http://www.ttrb.ac.uk and select EAL or Inclusion or enter your interest into the search box. Sample title: How do EAL pupils perform in MFL...?

BECTA

Using the internet in teaching community languages
http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=iu&catcode=_is_el_cl_re_04&rid=9762

An article from the Becta site about using multimedia multilingual talking books
http://www.becta.org.uk/page_documents/sen/talkingbooks.pdf


	LINKS TO OTHER SOURCES OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION


	A website for multilingual families in the UK Families can find out about other families in their local area who speak the same language, so that they can form playgroups, etc. There is also a resources section about languages and parenting bilingually. http://www.multilingualfamily.co.uk/


	Making Sense of a New World: learning to read in a second language Written by Eve Gregory, published by Paul Chapman. Find more about it here: http://www.paulchapmanpublishing.co.uk/book.aspx?pid=101917


	Collaborative Learning Project Provides interesting ways for children to learn in classes where many languages are spoken, and resources which provide scaffolding for learning English. http://www.collaborativelearning.org

The language of success
An article from the Independent about research which shows that children who speak two languages do better at school than those who speak only one. It asks why so many teachers still see multilingualism as a problem rather than an asset.
http://education.independent.co.uk/schools/article90474.ece

And a similar report from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6447427.stm


	BBC Schools 2006-7 Here's a link to BBC 2 programme Guide. Click on Modern Languages to find the primary Arabic Life and Language programmes: Also for primary aged pupils, Focus on Citizenship and Minorities.


	DYSLEXIA Some links to items about teaching dyslexic learners. On being dyslexic in one language and not another! An article by Ian Smythe, a dyslexia expert specialising in English as a foreign language. http://www.barringtonstoke.co.uk/teachers/newsletter05b.html Dyslexia and ESOL A Learn Direct resource for tutors and support staff. Includes a section on Learning and Support Strategies. http://www.ufi.com/dyslexia/esol/index.html
	Multilingualism, Literacy and Dyslexia Edited by Lindsay Peer and Gavin Reid. Chapters on Dyslexia and bilingualism from a range of national and international practitioners in the field. Published in association with the British Dyslexia Association by David Fulton Publishers 2000, now published by Routledge. (For additional information, try Amazon!) http://www.routledge.com/shopping_cart/search/search.asp?search=Multilingualism,%20Literacy%20and%20Dyslexia
	Resources Dyslexia and Non-English Language Learning. A commercial site specialising in resources for studems of foreign languages, including English as a second language. http://www.dyslexic.com/language

Teaching English
This website is a co-production between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the British Council. The materials on the site are designed for non-native speaker teachers of English working predominantly in secondary education.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk

This article is about teaching English to children who may have learning difficulties or other additional educational needs. It deals with the rationale behind teaching English to such children and provides teaching strategies for the institution and the classroom.
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/methodology/additional_needs.shtml


	Multiverse http://www.multiverse.ac.uk/ This website provides teacher educators and student teachers/trainees with a comprehensive range of resources focusing on the educational achievement of pupils from diverse backgrounds. The website explores achievement in relation to ''race'' and ethnicity, social class, bilingual and multilingual learners, religious diversity, refugees and asylum seekers and Travellers and Roma.


	REAL - Realising Equality and Achievement for Learners The aim of this two-year project is to improve the overall quality of gifted and talented education for students from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and those with English as an additional language. The REAL Directory provides information on education initiatives and BME/EAL organisations within the UK, ranging from regional community groups to national programmes. These include DfES projects relating to gifted and talented provision, and BME/EAL learners; resources for teachers and students; organisations working in the areas of race, multiculturalism and education. It is probably the most extensive assemblage of links available to UK professionals (- it even lists this site!) Have a look, and see what you think: http://www.londongt.org/real/REALDirectory


	The Bilingualism & Literacies Education Network This an education forum with an interest in language education and literacy. It has events, publications and resources for Key Stages 2 & 3. One of its specialist areas is English as an additional language with a focus on policy, teaching strategies, materials and resources within the framework of the National Curriculum. http://www.blen-education.org.uk


	Sheffield College There are lots of links to EAL resources and teaching tools (UK and USA) on Sheffield College's weblinks page: http://weblearn.sheffcol.ac.uk/links/Basic_Education/EAL


	Center for Applied Linguistics This US site has lots of interesting information on bilingual education, English as a second language, literacy, foreign language education, dialect studies, language policy, refugee orientation, and the education of linguistically and culturally diverse adults and children. http://www.cal.org/index.html


	Language support for social workers Working with families is to become easier with new language support material for social workers. The materials - which will initially be available in African French, Urdu and Bengali - are part of a new DfES scheme currently being piloted by Regional Language Network YH http://www.rln-yh.com The material, translated through Burngreave Languages Services, is to be made available on the DfES website http://www.dfes.gov.uk as MP3 files as well as in CD format.


	Bilingual resources on the internet Ivan Moody's comprehensive list of links: http://www.ivanmoody.co.uk/bilingualism.htm


	The Churchill House School of English The school's website offers some free English lessons online and some useful materials to download. http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/index.html


	National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education A new, independent voice for supplementary schools in UK. Go to: http://www.supplementaryeducation.org.uk


	Multilingual societies in Europe Issue 12 of Children in Europe is about languages in Europe and in particular valuing our multilingual societies and supporting plurilingualism among young children and their families. For more information: http://www.childrenineurope.org/eng_editorial.php


	Australian Curriculum Council This publication has some interesting things to say about bilingual and bidialectal education. http://newwace.curriculum.wa.edu.au/docs/COS_docs/165436_6_1.pdf


	Council of Europe The Language Policy Division's medium term programme 2006-2009 includes the development of language policies for the education of minorities. For more information: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/moyen_terme_en.asp


	Highland Council, Scotland Some information about Highland Council's Bilingual Language Assistant service: http://www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk/sfl/ealdocs/Bilingual%20Language%20Assistant%20Service.pdf


	Looking for an antidote to official reports and educational jargon? Here is an EFL teacher's very personal accounts of teaching English (and other essential skills) in Turkey: http://www.metu.edu.tr/~claire


	Downing Street goes multilingual The website for number 10 has a foreign language section. Visitors to the site are able to access a selection of information on the British Government in a variety of different languages. Contents include sections on both the present day cabinet and its history, Gordon Brown’s biography, a list of current ministers, a history of the famous building and a full list of prime ministers up to the present day including biographies, facts and figures. The PM’s website currently has sections in Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish and there are plans for other languages to come soon including Welsh and Portuguese. Although some sections have links to pages in English the addition to the website will be an interesting resource to visitors to the UK and foreign language teachers alike. http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page12850.asp


	Times Educational Supplement 17.8.07 According to the Office for National Statistics, pupils who speak English as an additional language (EAL) are more likely to be among the top performers at GCSE than native English-speakers. At the age of 11, only 7.5 per cent of EAL pupils are in the top 10 per cent of schoolchildren, compared with 10.5 per cent of English-speaking pupils. But by the time they are 15 they have edged ahead, with 10.8 per cent in the top group, compared with 10 per cent of their English speaking peers. http://www.tes.co.uk/2419154


	University of East London Using and Researching Dual Language Books for Children: A Resource for Teachers and Researchers The School of Education at UEL is in the process of building a substantial collection of these books for teaching and research. More information here: http://www.uel.ac.uk/education/research/duallanguagebooks/


	Afasic, the charity that supports people with speech and communication difficulties, has a ldownloadable pdf file on bilingualism. They point out that that bilingualisn is not a disorder and that it never causes or contributes to a communication disorder. The do say, however, that a bilingual child is just as likely to be affected by a speech and/or language impairment as a monolingual child and needs to be treated accordingly. Go to http://www.afasic.org.uk/pub.htm and look for the list of Glossary items.


	Examining the Impact of EU Enlargement and the Introduction of the UK Citizenship Test on Provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in Scotland This research was commissioned to examine the impact of EU enlargement and the introduction of the UK citizenship test on provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in Scotland. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/09142837/0


	The Teaching English as a Foreign Language site contains teaching materials, forums, lesson plans, a Bingo card generator, game ideas, and more. It is available at http://www.teachenglish.ws .


	English without Frontiers This EU-funded project offers a curriculum (method, syllabus and materials) for teaching English as a Foreign Language to adult learners with intellectual disabilities or learning difficulties. The curriculum was developed by an international consortium as part of the Barrier-Free Language Learning project to demonstrate that adult learners with intellectual disabilities can and want to learn foreign languages. http://www.englishwithoutfrontiers.com/


	ESOL resources The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has launched new, free interactive ESOL learning and teaching materials to help teachers prepare and deliver SQA Units and Courses as well as provide support for independent or blended learning. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/5398.html?p_source=eZine&p_month=February&p_year=2008&p_ezinetype=HTML&CMP=EMC-OH9131476833


	Multiculturalism: One World: One People http://members.aol.com/Jakajk/Oneworld.html


	Karin's Part Land: The cool way to learn English (ESL) http://www.eslpartyland.com/

Thanks to BBC Active for this list of websies on bilingualism

A pretty comprehensive website with a range of articles on how to raise bilingual children http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/Bilingual.html

A voluntary group's website for anyone who wants to pass on their mother tongue to their children http://www.mothertonguematters.com/

The Waltham Forest Bilingual Group offers help and support to anyone interested in bilingual issues http://www.wfbilingual.org.uk/

A journal on multilingualism, Multilingual Matters, has its site here http://www.multilingual-matters.net/beb/

There is a forum here http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/eal-bilingual for teachers of English as an additional language, specialist classroom assistants, and others involved in teaching and supporting pupils from ethnic and linguistic minority backgrounds

A NFER study on bilingual learners in primary schools can be found here http://www.nfer.ac.uk/research-areas/pims-data/summaries/raising-the-achievement-of-bilingual-learners-in-primary-schools-evaluation-of-the-pilotprogramme.cfm

The British Council have a webpage about bilingualism available here http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-magazine-bilingualism.htm

Some more technical linguistic information about bilingualism can be found here http://www.blss.portsmouth.sch.uk/typesofbil.shtml

The Bilingualism and Literacies Education Network http://www.blen-education.org.uk/

An American website, suggesting some useful websites for teachers of bilingual children http://www.easternct.edu/depts/edu/textbooks/bilingual.html

And to finish, here are some past news stories on bilingualism:

Being bilingual protects brain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3794479.stm

Bilingual classes raise results http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6447427.stm

Bébé, you're bilingual http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml?xml=/education/2008/02/09/fafrench109.xml


	No place here for language barriers This article describes how schools in UK are coping with the influx of children who do not have English as a first language. It includes a checklist of good practice: http://www.tes.co.uk/search/story/?story_id=2609390

Strategies and resources for succeeding in diversity This is Chapter 7 from 'Succeeding in Diversity: Culture, language and learning in primary classrooms' by Jean Conteh. (Trentham Books ISBN 1 85856 294). The chapter focusses on two ways in which teachers can use language to help their bilingual pupils succeed:

• Talking and learning - an approach which promotes talk as a resource for learning across the curriculum.

• Languages, literature and diversity - an approach which employs a genuine multicultural ethos. Storytelling is an important aspect of language diversity and examples of dual-language texts are illustrated and discussed.

The full chapter is available to download from the multiverse site:
http://www.multiverse.ac.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?anchorId=11934&selectedId=0&contentId=11026


	PHONICS If you are teaching English as a foreign language to children whose dyslexia requires a stronger focus on phonics, this BBC site may be of interest: http://www.bbcactivefunwithphonics.com/


	Advice on education funding for asylum seekers (Scotland only) The Scottish Government has published a leaflet giving an overview of the funding available for asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and non-UK EU nationals who wish to study a course of further or higher education in Scotland. The information in this leaflet is intended to help the practitioners who provide advice to these students. http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/news/2008/educational/july/news_tcm4493324.asp


	Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grardes: A Practice Guide Five research-based recommendations published online on the US govenment "Doing What Works" website" http://dww.ed.gov/topic/topic_landing.cfm?PA_ID=6&T_ID=13


	in2english A website to help Mandarin speakers to learn and improve their English. With links to other useful sites. http://www.in2english.com.cn/


	The English Department A selection of pages for students of English and their teachers, with useful links and resources. Information on the English languageand links to all continents where English is spoken. http://the_english_dept.tripod.com

National Association for language development in the curriculum (NALDIC)
A recent visit to the site yielded the following pages related in some way to language learning. There is much other useful information. Worth a visit.

Multilingualism and Dyslexia
http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/Dyslexiaandmultilingualism.cfm

Bilingualism and second language acquisition
http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/bilingualism.cfm

Community languages
http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/CommunityLanguages.cfm

SEN and gifted and talented
http://www.naldic.org.uk/ITTSEAL2/teaching/sen.cfm

Access and engagement in modern foreign languages (at Key Stage 3)
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/all/respub/fs_mfl_eal

Key documents
http://www.naldic.org.uk/docs/resources/KeyDocs.cfm


	From the British Council: Stirrers and Settlers for the Primary Classroom Intended for teachers of English as a foreign language, but the principles are common to all language teaching http://teachingenglish.org.uk/think/articles/stirrers-settlers-primary-classroom

Materials from Learning and Teaching Scotland

Everyday Communication for Access 3
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/resources/e/nqresource_tcm4504487.asp

Work and Study Related Contexts for Access 3
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/resources/e/nqresource_tcm4504225.asp

Reading Everyday Communication for Higher
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/resources/e/nqresource_tcm4504471.asp

For general information about Learning and Teaching Scotland's resources to support ESOL go to:
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/nq/subjects/esol.asp


	A link to an article on Teaching Science to learners whose first language is not English. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/10/01/06science_ep.h28.html?tmp=1920869798


	Dyslexia in the Foreign Language Classroom Link to an article by a teacher of English in Poland: http://www.tefl.net/esl-articles/dyslexia.htm


	A paper on hidden dyslexia in bilingual and multilingual students. http://www.cpdbytes.com/resources/Paper7.pdf


	English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has published case studies of ESOL candidates. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/8330.html#part2


	Karaoke for learners of English, and other tips for teachers: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/10/15/the-best-online-karaoke-sites-for-english-language-learners/


	DCSF Key Stage 2 Framework for languages Part 3: Section 4: Inclusion - languages for all Includes a section on teaching and supporting pupils for whom English is an additional language. http://www.nacell.org.uk/official/index.htm


	The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) website has pages for disabled candidates. The pages provide information about assessment arrangements for candidates with additional support needs. Related links include Guidance for candidates, parents and centres, using sign in SQA exams, digital question papers, and EAL. http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/14977.html


	RECENT ADDITIONS


	5.1.09 We should teach both English and multiculturalism. An article from the South Bend Tribune http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090102/Opinion/901020371/1064/Opinion


	26.1.09 Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies Special Issue: Bilingual Education. Volume 8 No.2, published by The US National Office of Research, Measurement and Evaluation (NORMES). Download the Special Issue here (110 pages): http://normes.uark.edu/erps/V8N2.pdf


	16.2.09 Simple English Wikipedia for children and adults who are learning English as an additional language. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


	18.2.09 Blog Some interesting items on EAL in a Scottish context on East Lothian's Support for All blog. Worth keeping an eye on perhaps? http://edubuzz.org/blogs/supportforall/category/english-as-an-additional-language/


	19.2.09 A study by researchers in Edinburgh could give teachers valuable insights into how bilingual children think. http://news.scotsman.com/education/Study-focuses-on-the-minds.4990752.jp


	19.2.09 Bilingualism Matters: Scotland as a multicultural society Website that aims to bridge the gap between researchers and communities to help more children benefit from bilingualism. Its primary aim is to disseminate accurate information about bilingualism among bilingual families and educators. Carries a list of resources and links. http://www.bilingualism-matters.org.uk/ See, in particular, from this site, 'Two are better than one": http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/~antonell/CinS2009-article.pdf


	23.2.09 Multilingualism brings communities closer together Article in Science Daily 10.2.09 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092721.htm


	27.2.09 CILT's Community Languages National Show 2009: Developing practice for the 21st century Wednesday 15 July 2009, Chilworth Manor, Southampton. All delegates will receive a free "Our Languages" toolkit on forging successful partnerships between mainstream and complementary schools and free CDS offering lesson plans, schemes of work and resources across a range of languages. For further information and booking: http://www.cilt.org.uk/cpd/clshow.htm


	23.3.09 Raising bilingual children: Common parental concerns and current research Guidance for professionals who work with bilingual children and their parents. Download here: http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/RaiseBilingChild.html

28.3.09 Question posed by a visitor to the site. Can you help?

I am a support tutor working with students with SpLD in HE. An ex-student recently contacted me. He is Chinese, and has dyslexia. He dropped out of his degree a couple of years ago, finding the language/text barrier too great and stressful for him. Anyway, he says he wants to study spoken and particularly written English at a much more basic level as a prelude to taking another shot at HE, and asked me if I knew of any appropriate courses. I've looked, and I can find the odd private tutor that says they specialise in teaching this sort of thing to dyslexic folk, and EFL courses that don't appear to address SpLD at all. Can anyone suggest any other avenues that he could follow?

Comments and suggestions to me, please: h.mccoll@clara.co.uk. I'll add useful answers here,


	28.3.09 Mantra Lingua is a UK based publishing house that supplies bilingual resources in 52 languages. http://www.mantralingua.com


	28.3.09 Bilingualism and Autism Spectrum Disorders A discussion and further links can be found at: http://blog.bilingualtherapies.com/bilingualism-and-autism-spectrum-disorders/


	27.4.09 Bilingual babies get an early edge A new study shows that bilingual babies quickly adapt to different learning cues at seven months old. http://www.livescience.com/culture/090413-bilingual-smart.html


	27.4.09 Equal opportunity and diversity: the handbook for teachers of English. Available to download free from the British Council's Teaching English website: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/resources/books/equalopportunities-diversity-handbook


	11.5.09 Bilingual babies This article in the Economist reports on a study that suggest how being bilingual at an early age may affect the way a child thinks. http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13489730&fsrc=rss


	14.5.09 Learning and Teaching Scotland's EAL homepage http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/articles/e/genericcontent_tcm4528764.asp?strReferringChannel=inclusiveeducation


	21.5.09 CILT's new Curriculum Guides for Gujarati, Somali, Yoruba and Chinese Cantonese are now available. more information here: http://www.cilt.org.uk/books/curriculumguides.htm


	21.5.09 University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) The Language Centre portion of the website offers support and resources for teachers of Arabic, Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, Japanese and Thai. http://www.soas.ac.uk/languagecentre/teachers/resources/


	25.5.09 Language Disabilities In Cultural And Linguistic Diversity by Deirdre Martin, published by Multilingual Matters, May 2009. An account of language related disabilities in culturally and linguistically diverse contexts. It provides practical advice to professionals and parents who have to deal with real-life situations on a daily basis. Includes a chapter on Deafness in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities. For more information see: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847691590


	15.6.09 Literacy Read about Wales' Triple Literacy Project and how lower ability learners benefited. The school reports highlight the significant contribution MFL and Welsh can make in addressing literacy weaknesses in English. http://www.ciltcymru.org.uk/english/Triple%20Literacy/Triple_Literacy_Home.htm


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