Building better bilingual programmes
There is a rising interest in bilingual education in both international education and national education, in a variety of forms. For the...
Translanguaging - should we all be doing it?
Translanguaging is becoming a hot topic in education, especially in international schools, where linguistically diverse classes are the...
Home language curricula - where should it come from?
Thus we are faced with the bizarre scenario of school successfully transforming fluent speakers of foreign languages into monolingual...
EAL: Together or separate?
I get asked quite often "What is the best programme structure for EAL?", usually by administrators looking for a quick fix....
So, let's talk about EAL...
One of the biggest challenges in international schools is the high number of language learners. In many schools, the number of students...
Promoting home language use: How do we make a difference?
When I was in Hong Kong last week and meeting with parents and teachers, the subject of discussion was often the issues raised in my...
What I learned this weekend from Cummins, Krashen, and Genesee
"Why are we using the terminology ESL and mother tongue, when for many students English is not actually their second language and they...
Privilege and Paradox in Bilingual Education
A few weeks ago I sat down with Donna Bardsley at Amsterdam Mamas, to record a podcast on bilingualism and bilingual education. The...
Identity language - what's that? (Spotlight on Good Practice series)
To reject the child's language in school is to reject the child. Jim Cummins First language, home language, mother tongue, family...
