Welcome
A message from Peta Ullmann, NALDIC Chair
NALDIC is the national subject association for English as an additional language. NALDIC provides a welcoming, vibrant, professional forum for learning more about English as an Additional Language (EAL) and bilingual learners in schools. You don’t have to be an EAL teacher or EAL specialist to join us. We welcome members from a range of settings, schools and organisations. Our mission is to promote the effective teaching and learning of EAL and bilingual pupils across the UK.
NALDIC Update April 2016
“Dear Colleague
Firstly, can I thank you for your continued support. Your support is so important as collectively we can ensure that the needs of children and young people with English as an additional language are talked about, recognised and valued within our ever changing education system. As the national subject association for English as an additional language we have a responsibility to challenge unfair practice, ill-informed policies and poor guidance about English as an additional language.
Our website is still under development and we apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. We are planning on launching our new website in summer...”
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Online shop
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NALDIC Membership
To join please email us on membership@naldic.org.uk and we will respond as soon as possible.
Alternatively please download, complete and return the following form - NALDIC Membership Form 2016.pdf - to us at:
NALDIC
Room B.04, Old Moray House
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ
Or contact us by phone 07933 098152
Our office is open on Monday & Tuesday 9.00am – 5.00pm. Outside of these hours, please leave a message and we will contact you when the office re-opens
Members' Resources area
As our website is currently in the process of re-development, our membership area is out of action. If you have any queries then please contact membership@naldic.org.uk. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
EAL-Bilingual Google Group
We also run the lively and informative EAL-Bilingual Google Group where you can post queries and discuss issues with other people involved in EAL (click on the speech bubble icon below to see the latest postings!) . It is a closed list so if you would like to join please send a request to eal-bilingual@googlegroups.com. If you experience any difficulty joining, we suggest you set up a Gmail account, which should resolve the problem or send an email to frank.monaghan@open.ac.uk who will be able to add you directly.
Regional Interest Groups
NALDIC also runs Regional Interest Groups for our members up and down the country - why not get involved locally with yours?
NALDIC training
We offer a variety of NALDIC training opportunities complemented by the work of consultants on our NALDIC Associate Members Directory. So, if you are looking for a trainer, see what we have to offer.
EAL research
We promote EAL research, understanding and best practice and promote plurilingualism within our multilingual society. Our website is full of information about EAL and EAL learners.
Find out more about us and our work