Shownotes
This episode explores how teachers can inspire and equip EAL/D learners to be lifelong learners by utilising quality EAL/D pedagogy and practices. It unpacks the importance of EAL/D pedagogy and what it could look like in classrooms.
In this episode Lisa refers to the work of Beverly Derewinaka in relation to the mode continuum and Jim Cummins in relation to BICS and CALP. For further information please see:
· Cummins, J. (1979). Cognitive/academic language proficiency, linguistic interdependence, the optimum age question and some other matters. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 19, 121-129.
· Derewianka, B. (2014). Supporting students in the move from spoken to written language. In Englishes in Multilingual Contexts: Language Variation and Education. Dordrecht: Netherlands.