This document provides resources for supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) students in the modern foreign language classroom. It lists details of a training session on this topic, along with links to websites, blogs, and organizations that offer strategies, tools, and information. These include the National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum, the British Council EAL project, text-to-speech and visual search software, graphic organizers, and articles on educating EAL students. Additional documents are available at a Dropbox link.
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Edge Hill EAL session handout oct 2014
1. Supporting EAL Students in the MFL Classroom,
Friday 24th October, Edge Hill University
Isabelle Jones, Head of Languages, Alderley Edge School for Girls
@icpjones http://twitter.com/icpjones
A downloadable copy of the presentation for this training session will be available from:
My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com
NALDIC National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum (National Subject
Association for EAL) http://www.naldic.org.uk/
http://twitter.com/#!/naldic
http://groups.google.com/group/eal-bilingual
http://www.eal-teaching-strategies.com/
British Council EAL project to support NQTs http://eal.britishcouncil.org/
Realising Equality and Achievement for Learners (REAL), London Gifted and Talented
http://www.realproject.org.uk/
Newbury Park: Language of the month
http://www.newburypark.redbridge.sch.uk/langofmonth/
Audio support:
Audacity free sound editing software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
Create your own speaking avatars with Voki http://www.voki.com/
Text-to-speech software http://text-to-speech.imtranslator.net/
Visual support:
Google France & Spain search engine http://www.google.fr http://www.google.es
NEN Gallery http://gallery.nen.gov.uk/ Flickr http://www.flickr.com
Visual search http://www.wordsift.com Tag Galaxy http://taggalaxy.de/
Create word clouds http://www.wordle.net Pinterest http://pinterest.com/
Graphic organisers, mind-mapping software and interactive visuals
http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.mindomo.com http://classtool.net http://www.triptico.co.uk
TES: Second Language, First-class result http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6179208
The Picture is Patchy on non-native speakers http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6241719