Jenny Verney is an English teacher and EAL and Academic Literacy Coordinator at a secondary school in Sheffield. She teaches GCSE English and A-Level English Language, and writes and delivers courses in Academic English. In… Read more → Continue Reading →
‘English for academic purposes’ for EAL
Natalie Smith is researching reading and EAL for her PhD at the University of York. In this post, she talks about a gap in our knowledge base and describes how her research aims to provide new insights. Continue Reading →
Kamil Trzebiatowski is an EAL Coordinator in Hull. In this guest post, he writes about his experiences of trying to adapt his school’s EAL assessment to the new EAL stages of proficiency. Continue Reading →
Our first issue arrived yesterday. Hundreds of NALDIC members all around the country will have woken to a quiet thump on the mat and already begun reading; many more will be looking forward to a quiet moment to… Read more → Continue Reading →
There has been a surge in EAL research over the past couple of years, but is it enough to give a solid evidence-base for teaching? In a guest post, Hamish Chalmers argues that it is… Read more → Continue Reading →