New book champions NNESTs and TESMC in ESL and MT provision by Maurice Carder In many international schools the majority of students aren’t native speakers of the school’s Language of Instruction, which in 90% of cases is English. Clearly then, the schools need to provide a programme structure, …
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Two broad levels of scaffolding for effective classrooms
What is scaffolding? The metaphor used to capture the way in which a teacher provides particular kinds of support within the interactions taking place between teacher and student is that of ‘scaffolding’. The scaffolding can be provided through: programming and planning over the longer-term …
Why language should be placed at the centre of education
Why should language be placed at the centre of education? In any learning context, the ways teachers and students use language with each other has a major impact on the quality of the learning taking place. Equally, students’ ability to use language to read and write the multitude of texts from all …
How to develop students’ vocabulary
Observations on vocabulary development in Hong Kong high schools with English as the medium of instruction By John Polias, Director at Lexis Education I have written in various publications for the Hong Kong Education Bureau (Improving Language and Learning in Public-sector Schools; and …
How Language Works – Perth, Dec 2018
Thank you to Cyril Jackson Senior Campus for hosting our last How Language Works Tutor Training of the year. Very enjoyable - relaxed delivery with plenty of time and attention for discussion. Very valuable as Head of Department. Very important for building whole-school, systematic, organised …
One teacher’s perspective on breaking down the Teaching and Learning Cycle (TLC)
Lorraine Batres is an NAP teacher (Grades 2/3/4) at the Western English Language School in Victoria, Australia, who recently completed the How Language Works course. She explains how the course helped her achieve a dramatic increase in students’ achievements, in particular using one of the course's …