What is ethical bilingual education?
Bilingual education is a hot topic these days, in both state and international education. On the whole, I support (obviously!) most...
Host Country Language Teaching - How do we get it right?
One of the first things I say when working with a new group of teachers of "host country language" in international schools is: You guys...
When is CLIL not really CLIL?
There are myriad terms we use to describe teaching in a language, and they are often used interchangeably as they spread from one context...
But math is about numbers...? (Spotlight on Good Practice series)
One of the main challenges in instilling an "every teacher is a language teacher" ethos in schools is building understanding of languages...
From “good enough” to great: Best practice with higher level EAL learners
There is a consistent pattern in schools today of increasing numbers of students with an EAL designation and a concurrent decreasing in...
International Mother Language Day Statement
As much as these divisive times concern advocates of multiculturalism and human rights, so too do they concern linguists and educators....