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A handbook for new ESL parents The first days at school can be especially stressful for ESL children and their parents. This handbook can be given to parents, maybe during their first open-day meeting with the ESL teacher. It helps explain to ESL parents what to expect, how to help their children and provides answers to many frequently asked questions. This resource is provided as a MSWord document to be downloaded and tailored to your school's context. Features of an effective international school Eithne says: "I believe schools need to have a shared vision and an overiding collaborative ethos where there is genuine respect for diversity and language is viewed as a right and a valuable resource. Only in this way will all languages and cultures have equal rights to the curriculum." Click on the button to the right to see a high level check-list to verify a school's international mindedness. An ESL, language acquisition & mother-tongue reading list This PDF file contains a useful reading list with over 120 references to some of the most important writers in the field of language acquisition. What the children say ... This video features short speeches from young ESL students that convincingly put the case for allowing all languages into the classroom. Presented at the International School of Stuttgart for their 2010 UNESCO Mother Language Celebration Day, it underlines how Interlingual classrooms allow ESL children to use their mother-tongues to "learn across languages". Thanks to Petar Silobrcic for the technical support. How internationally minded is your school ? Michael J. Allan, Intercultural Awareness Leader at the International School of Amsterdam, has developed an Internationalism Audit to help evaluate just how internationally minded a school really is. He says, "Although international understanding or intercultural awareness forms part of the declared philosophy of IBO and other international schools, very few would be able to point to a coherent, monitored and evaluated programme for internationalism." This document provides an example of how Michael's research-based approach for assessing the level of internationalism could be implemented. An identity text fairytale In this video ESL children present an identity text fairytale they produced collaboratively for a group of blind children at a local charity. It is an excellent example of the use of identity texts. The story was presented to peer groups in school and a CD & booklet were produced to sell and raise money for a school in Zambia. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends of Grade 4 all over the globe received copies of our multilingual tale, The Power of Friendship. What is an Interlingual classroom ? The children in our International School classrooms should not just be described as monolingual, bilingual or multilingual. These classifications only create distinctions and barriers. We need a new word which promotes a mindset of inclusiveness. Interlingual does just that. All children (and all parents) have equal standing in an Interlingual classroom. This document explains why. Go here for a description of how this project was organised and for more on identity texts.

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Interlingual consultancy for truly International Schools

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Jean Berko Gleason's Brief But Spectacular take on language

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Education Talks: Language Diversity in the Classroom / James Cummins

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Listen to this episode from IB Voices on Spotify. In this episode of IB Voices, we'll be exploring the world of language learning with educator Lorna Caputo. Lorna is based in Switzerland and the International School of Zug and Luzern where she holds the position of coordinator for first language and English as an additional language across the IB continuum.

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Global Engagement and Global Competencies

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Global Engagement and Global Competencies

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Which elements related to being a teacher of language? Please take a moment to reflect on those elements related to being a teacher of language and discuss with your group which are strengths and which are areas for development?

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Eithne Gallagher – Equal Rights to the Curriculum: Promoting Home Languages in the Classroom

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Eithne Gallagher – Equal Rights to the Curriculum: Promoting Home Languages in the Classroom

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Eithne Gallagher – Equal Rights to the Curriculum: Promoting Home Languages in the Classroom

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Teaching Content-Area Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy

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Teaching Content-Area Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario

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Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Ontario

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How can we create and support effective bilingual or multilingual environments? Learning to communicate in a variety of ways in more than one language is fundamental to the development of intercultural understanding.

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Language of Instruction

At ISU, the language of instruction is English, however we create an awareness of trans-linguistic connections so that each student is able to access the curriculum. All classes are taught in English, except the primary and secondary Dutch Language Acquisition and secondary Spanish Language Acquisition classes.

Students new to English

To ensure all students can benefit from the curriculum, the school provides an English Language Acquisition (ELA) programme for learners whose first language is not English. In primary, specialist ELA teachers work alongside the classroom teachers in the class to ensure that learners have access to the curriculum. Students also attend stand alone ELA sessions with the ELA teacher outside the classroom. In secondary, students join English Language Acquisition (ENLA) classes. Students also join stand alone ELA sessions with a language teacher. Older students from grade 9 and above will need to demonstrate they have sufficient English to be able to access the curriculum. This means your child(ren) may be asked to take a language assessment as part of the enrolment process.

Home Language Clubs

In addition to our language-rich curriculum, we encourage and facilitate Home Language Clubs which we organise through parents. We also celebrate events such as Home Languages Week - a week of multilingual activities across the school.

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At ISU, the language of instruction is English, however we create an awareness of trans-linguistic connections so that each student is able to access the curriculum. All classes are taught in English, except the primary and secondary Dutch Language Acquisition and secondary Spanish Language Acquisition classes.

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Join Zoom Meeting
https://branksomehall.zoom.us/j/3963349603

Meeting ID: 396 334 9603

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Guidelines for developing a school language policy

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Guidelines for developing a school language policy

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Guidelines for developing a school language policy

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Methodology in Language and translanguaging

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Methodology in Language and translanguaging

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Jim Cummins - Methodology in Language and translanguaging - Binogi

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Learning in a language other than mother tongue in IB programmes

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Learning in a language other than mother tongue in IB programmes

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Learning in a language other than mother tongue in IB programmes

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Language Scope and Sequence Case Studies (PYP)

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Language Scope and Sequence Case Studies (PYP)

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Bilingual Children's Mother Tongue: Why is it important for education?

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Bilingual Children's Mother Tongue: Why is it important for education?