Multilingualism and Language Development

Building Bridges Through Language, Leadership and Learning

Tag: language-across-the-curriculum

  • Language Is Not a Subject, It Is the Medium

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    Amanda Archbald

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    Language Is Not a Subject, It Is the Medium by Amanda Archbald When we talk about language in schools, it is often positioned as something that belongs to a particular lesson, department, or group of pupils. English lessons focus on language. EAL or multilingual support addresses language gaps. Subject teachers deliver content. This separation feels…

  • Week 1: Starting the academic year with language in mind

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    Amanda Archbald

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    Week 1: Starting the academic year with language in mind by Amanda Archbald The first week of term has been less about visibility in classrooms and more about establishing the conditions for sustainable language development across the school. Much of this week focused on finalising the design of our language support programme, which launches next…