Formative Assessment of EAL Learners

Here's the abstract and the link to my Prezi of yesterday's presentation at the 8th Newcastle Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics: Formative assessment of Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL): Challenges and Opportunities Formative assessment (aka Assessment for Learning, AfL) has been regarded by researchers and educators as an effective way of promoting learning …

Empowering Bilingual Learners

Literacy engagement is a direct determinant of literacy attainment. However, identity investment is equally important. Students will actively engage with literacy only when that engagement is identity-affirming. Thus, if students are seen by teachers, and consequently come to see themselves as not being particular bright academically, they will tend to disengage from academic effort because …

Bilingualism and Language Education

Bilingualism and Language Education Professor Ofelia Garcia from City University New York delivers the keynote speech 'Reimagining bilingualism in education for the 21st century' at NALDIC's 17th Annual Conference on 14 November 2009 at the University of Reading.