English as an Additional Language (EAL) Webinar: Beyond Linguistic Needs
DATE: Wednesday, 6 October
TIME: 7pm to 8pm
VENUE: Online via Zoom
All teachers are EAL teachers. If you have a student who speaks another language from birth at home, then you are an EAL teacher. This webinar is open to beginning and advanced EAL teachers. You will discover very useful and practical information by participating.
Workshop Description
Philip will guide you through exploring how to cater for learners’ cultural, linguistic and identity needs. You will find out about intercultural communication and how it will enrich your classroom. The webinar is also designed to empower you to become a (more) culturally responsive teacher.
Moving on, he will help you, develop ideas for incorporating children’s first language or heritage language into their classroom practices. Philip will then show you how to use students' cultural capital as a resource in the classroom
Finally he will explain how you can encourage the use of different languages in the classroom to unlock the potential of multilingual language students and allow other students to become aware of different cultures and perspectives.
When you complete this webinar, you will:
- Have a better understanding of how to cater for learners’ cultural, linguistic and identity needs.
- Understand what is needed to become more culturally responsive
- Have learned how to incorporate learners’ first language and heritage into their classroom practices.
- Know how you can use students' cultural capital as a resource in your classroom.
- Understand how you can encourage the use of different languages in the classroom to unlock the potential of multilingual language students and allow other students to become aware of different cultures and perspectives
You will be encouraged to ask questions / clarify aspects of webinar content throughout the session.
The Presenter - Philip McCarthy
For the last seven years, Philip has been working as a mainstream class teacher in a school in Dublin which has a very diverse demographic; in his current class group, there are 12 languages spoken.
He has recently completed a Master of Education Studies in Intercultural Learning and Leadership. Last year as part of his role in the English Language Support Teachers’ Association (ELSTA), Philip participated and provided input to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) on the new draft Primary school curriculum.
He is very well aware of the distinct inequalities that exist in the Irish education system for children who come from different backgrounds and speak different Languages.
In his role as a mainstream class teacher, he seeks to bring an energy and determination in promoting the implementation of effective strategies in EAL teaching and Intercultural education.
Course Properties
Course date | 06-10-2021 7:00 pm |
End Date | 06-10-2021 8:00 pm |
Capacity | 500 |
Fee | Free |
Tutor - Speaker | Philip McCarthy |
Select Hours | 1 |
Location | Online via Zoom |
Course Full