The official blog of NALDIC, the UK's subject association for EAL.
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Identifying ‘good practice’ in CLIL and BSO Schools in Spain: a case for more collaboration
NALDIC publishes plain language summaries of Master’s and Doctoral research. In this post Shona O’Callaghan reports on her Master’s research exploring good practice in two models of English-oriented mainstream education in Spain.
Deep Learning in a Primary EAL Context
Jay Maxwell is Year 2 Coordinator at Assumption College English Programme, one of the longest-standing international/English language programmes in Thailand. In this post he describes an approach to deep learning he used in a Year 2 science lesson. The approach, …
A Universal Story in A Universal Language?
Chris Michael tells us about his live stage show that reimagines the Charlie Chaplin silent film classic, The Immigrant, for a live theatre audience. Chris hopes that this show will demonstrate that theatre is for everyone, no matter their level …
An open letter to the New Secretary of State for Education
Following the appointment of Boris Johnson as Prime Minster, Gavin Williamson took office as the new Secretary of State for Education. As with all such appointments, NALDIC has written to welcome him to the sector and to urge him to …
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Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years
The EAL Journal blog publishes plain language summaries of EAL-related Master’s and doctoral research. In this post Naila Malik provides a summary of her MSc research conducted at Bath Spa University on the practices of Early Years teachers with young multilingual …
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Being Intentional: Great Practice for EAL from the USA
In summer 2018, when blogging for NALDIC about the loss of the DfE Proficiency Scales, I briefly referred to my then recent trip to the US to observe teachers in multilingual classrooms in Indianapolis. In July this year I made …
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