CANCELLED
EAL

Primary, Secondary, Oral Language  New Arrivals Workshops

Many schools enrol EAL students who are recent arrivals to Australia or were born in Australia and have arrived at shcool speaking a language other than English. Teachers require an understanding of students' needs and the use of effective strategies to support their language and literacy development and success at school.

The EAL program will be offering four workshops in Term 2 which will provide information and strategies to support the language development and wellbeing of new arrival students.

Each session will have a different focus, therefore participants may choose to attend one, two or all of the sessions. 

Session #3:  New Arrivals Oral Language Workshop

This workshop is suitable for Primary teachers who would like to learn more about planning for oral language development for students with minimal English language proficiency.

Competency with spoken language is a crucial prerequisite of learning (ACARA, 2011). It is through oral language that EAL students are able to access the curriculum, participate in social interactions and develop a bridge into reading and writing. This workshop will focus on two categories of oral languages: Talk as process and Talk as performance. The course will provide participants with ways to plan for a balanced oral language program using ESL Scales 1-4 combined with practical strategies that can be applied in classroom or intensive withdrawal sessions.

Participants are provided with workshop notes and school and classroom activities

Presenter: EAL Consultants

Venue:
CESA Conference Centre, Room 6
116 George Street, Thebarton

Parking is not available on site. Please refer to the attached link.
Catholic Education Conference Centre

Dates/Times:

Thursday 7 June 2012
2.00 - 4.00pm

Please complete a registration for each workshop on the Registration Centre.

For Further Information regarding registration:
Chris Virgin
chris.virgin@cesa.catholic.edu.au
8301 6851