Theme: Yet to be confirmed
Convenor/s: Gail Forey
Host: Gail Forey
Anyone interested in attending must contact the convenor to register in advance.
Agenda
Greeting and introductions
Two interactive talks with breakout rooms, an opportunity to discuss and raise questions
Using graffiti to provide insight into the post-education aspirations of EAL pupils in primary school
With the support of Heloise Kerr-Wilson, EAL pupils from a primary school in years 4 , 5 and 6 and a University of Bath doctoral candidate, Ben Van Praag, co-created a large-scale artwork as part of the school’s art week in January 2022 . The project focused on the future dreams and hopes of the pupils when they leave school. Through discussion, we designed and painted a container in the school playground together using spray paint. The words and images that appear on the container represent the jobs that the pupils would like to do when they finish their education. The project involved other activities that allowed students to engage and share aspirations and future plans. We will discuss the benefits and challenges of doing art-based research with EAL students and will mention some preliminary findings from this project.
Ben van Praag is a doctoral student at the Department of Education, University of Bath and a Lecturer at Bath Spa University.
Heloise Ker-Wilson is the EAL Lead at Gloucester Road Primary School, Cheltenham
– Coffee Break –
EAL or ESOL? Developing new programmes for 16+ multilingual pupils
We know that EAL learners need several years to develop conversational fluency in English, and several more to achieve proficiency in the academic language they need to succeed in the curriculum. What can we do, then, for pupils who arrive late in their Secondary education and whose schooling will end at a few years later when they turn 16?
Many EAL pupils go on to ESOL programmes at college, but these are generally aimed at adult learners and rarely offer the academic or vocational content that young people need. In this talk I report on recent work with 16-18 ESOL, the challenges and opportunities we face, and how EAL and ESOL teachers can work together to support learners through the transition.
Dr Robert Sharples is a lecturer in language and education at the University of Bristol.
Planning for the next meeting – topics we’d like to discuss, volunteers for speakers
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RSVP Gail Forey (University of Bath)
South West RIG Convenor – southwestrig@naldic.org.uk
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