Inclusion - excellence for all
Teaching pupils from diverse backgrounds
Papers & recommended reading | Editorial reviews | Task for trainees
The papers available here on-line are from ALL journals and other recommended sources. They have all been selected for tutor reading but may also be suitable for trainees.
Papers and recommended reading
Access to papers... (rtf document)
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policy in multilingual UK (pdf
document) Lamb, T. (2001) Language Learning Journal, 23, pp 4-12 |
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bibliography of modern foreign languages and special educational needs
(word document) David Wilson of Harton Technology College, South Shields |
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Historically, school language learning in this country has focused on the major European languages French German and Spanish. For good reasons relating to curricular continuity, availability of assessment, and not least a suitably qualified and skilled teaching cohort, this situation will prevail for the foreseeable future. However, if pupils from diverse backgrounds are to engage with the diet of language learning on offer in schools, then it follows that recognition of the cultural status, and language skills they and their families may already have, rooted in so-called ‘community’ languages, should be an extremely important priority.
The Our Languages project began in September 2007 in response to the need to raise the status of community languages in the curriculum as well as the need to recognise the work of the complementary (or supplementary) education sector in England.
Schools are participating in the project on community language learning: Click here to see how organising events, accreditation of pupils' language skills and writing up case studies in which pupil perspectives are duly noted, are all prioritised in order to promote the cause of teaching and learning community and lesser-taught languages.
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