ELT 700 Pedagogy for EAL CLASSROOMS ASSESSMENT TASK1 by Neha Mehta https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh Gallery exhibit: EAL learner, By: Neha Mehta en-us 2020-08-07 07:00:37 UTC 2024-10-13 15:55:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Language Background mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673070604 Languages spoken by Samir are Punjabi and Hindi. His first language is Punjabi which is used for conversation at home with parents and broader Community (Punjabi support group) that they are a part of.]]> 2020-08-08 09:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673070604 Student Profile mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673071449 Name of the student - Samir Singh
Age : 7 years old
Grade : 1
Ethnic background : Punjabi
Country of Birth - India
City of Birth - Amritsar in Punjab
Religion - Sikh
Languages spoken other than English - Punjabi, Hindi]]> 2020-08-08 09:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673071449 Family Background mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673071566 He is one amongst the two siblings in a family of four. He has a four month old sister who was born after they migrated to Australia. His father works as an IT administration and in the evenings drives a cab to meet ends. His mother is a house maker. Both the father and mother can communicate in limited English.]]> 2020-08-08 09:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/673071566 Cultural Background mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678187338 Their's seem to be a culturally oriented family living in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, where majority of their community people reside. They socialise often and participate in religious and cultural activities. Samir goes to Sunday Sikh School to learn all about his culture, language and religion. He is not enrolled in any after school activities apart from their temple activities which are usually very low priced. ]]> 2020-08-13 03:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678187338 Interest, hobbies and Social skills, Ambitions mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678187864 He has great love for cricket and Hockey(National Game of India) and plays it in his Sikh school.
He plays Soccer during lunch club in his Melbourne school.
He enjoys spending his time doing 
arts and Craft.
His ambition is to be a pilot and is often seen making paper planes in class. He is extremely hard working despite his language barrier and auditory processing disorder.]]> 2020-08-13 03:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678187864 What makes him an EAL Learner? mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678189049 Samir's parents migrated to Australia from India for better job prospects and future. He began school at the start of 2020. Language spoken at home  is Punjabi. In India he was taught English as a subject and hence is unable to speak or write in English. He finds comfort in talking in Punjabi to his parents, friends and the Punjabi community they are a part of for migrant's support.]]> 2020-08-13 03:30:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678189049 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678190033 Language drills along with rhymes and repetition fosters effective learning.

]]> 2020-08-13 03:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678190033 Additional Learning needs mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678478283 Samir has a mild auditory processing disorder which tends to make him easily distracted. There is a need for voice cancellation head phones and microphones to grab his attention in a big group or during team teachings.]]> 2020-08-13 10:37:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/678478283 Academic Background mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681220393 Back in India the medium of instruction in his Sikh school was Punjabi. He was taught English as a subject however cannot speak or write in English yet. The number of students in his previous school back home were as many as 50 per class. He is very familiar with teacher centred learning, rote learning and learning with repetition. ]]> 2020-08-15 03:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681220393 Social Background mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681223719 Samir often misses his friends and extended family in India. The only family he has in Australia apart from his parents and sister are his maternal grandparents. At first he was shy it took him a while to open up and mingle with students in the same situation, speaking the same language as him.]]> 2020-08-15 03:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681223719 Australian classroom EAL experience and support mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681226158 The support that he needs in the classroom is the need for translation by a multilingual speaker. Although he understands basic English , is unable to communicate fluently.
Peer support - Sitting next to Punjabi student helps him clarify his doubts, as most of the times he fears asking question from his teachers due to his past teacher-centred educational experience.
Visual prompt cards on display on his table offers him great support.
Small language learning groups to cater to individual needs so the experience is less intimidating for him.]]> 2020-08-15 03:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681226158 How this research of knowing the learner will change my teaching EAL students? mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681234911 Strategies learnt through this research will successfully support all EAL learners. 
These strategies include
Preparing material to aide teaching
Multilingual speaker
Merging the culture and learning as far as possible 
Knowing child's passion and providing assistance in creating work based around it
EAL learners have different pace of learning the language
Their past experiences affect their learning
Children learn more freely in a safe and supportive environment conducive of learning.
Children learn from each other in class and through play outdoors.

]]> 2020-08-15 03:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/681234911 EAL learner's Country of Origin mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702574139 Amritsar, Punjab]]> 2020-08-27 14:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702574139 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702894454 2020-08-27 16:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702894454 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702897123 2020-08-27 16:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/702897123 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704128781 2020-08-28 00:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704128781 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704137247 Learning needs -
Auditory Processing disorder which affects Samir's learning for which he requires noise cancellation head phones.
Audio Visual and Kinesthetic Learner
Differentiated work activity is planned for Samir which involves movement rather and keeps him attentive. Noise-o-metre is used as a technique to control the class noise level.]]> 2020-08-28 01:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704137247 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704150130 2020-08-28 01:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704150130 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704153640 2020-08-28 01:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704153640 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704193540 2020-08-28 01:44:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704193540 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704212168 2020-08-28 01:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704212168 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704235536 2020-08-28 02:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704235536 mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704307630 2020-08-28 03:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704307630 Picture Credits mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704320753
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]]> 2020-08-28 03:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704320753 How to best facilitate learner's language needs? mehtane https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704358959 2020-08-28 03:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mehtane/ukppvuk4bbqsdmrh/wish/704358959