Description

This edition of NALDIC Quarterly includes a focus on the training and professional development of teachers and teaching assistants. NALDIC members will be familiar with the ‘The EAL Teacher: Descriptors of Good Practice’ which we published in 2002 and which is available from the publications section of the website at www.naldic.org.uk In this edition we provide an updated and extended statement about EAL teacher professionalism which reflects the constantly changing role of specialists in our field. This statement was developed by a group of members at a NALDIC General Council meeting. Constant Leung provides a commentary on the statement and the evolving situation. We would welcome further comments from members and readers and would hope to publish these in future editions of NALDIC Quarterly.

Contents

Editorial (page 1)
Carrie Cable and Nicola Davies

View from the Chair 1 (page 2)
Ian Jones

View from the Chair 2 (page 4)
Steve Cooke

Policy, Practice and Research

Follow up statement on ‘The EAL teacher; descriptions of Good Practice (page 5)
Constant Leung

Promoting EAL Teacher Professionalism – a NALDIC statement (page 7)

Working with the ITE community: developing the ITTSEAL website (page 8)
Nicola Davies

Using asynchronous discussion to support initial teacher education about English as an additional language (page 12)
Ruth Lee

The Supporting English as an Additional Language Certificate for Teaching Assistants (page 19)
Val Williams

Pupil Portrait

Amanullah (Aman) (page 22)
Catharine Driver

NALDIC News (page 24)

Refugee Children Update (page 31)

Conferences (page 36)

Reviews (page 37)