ESL Coteaching and Collaboration: Opportunities to Develop Teacher Leadership and Enhance Student Learning
Great definition of coteaching with explanation of different models. Resources on getting started and evolving collaboration.
by Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld
However, because ESL implies English is a student’s second language – which is not always the case and can have important ramifications on language acquisition – . . . EAL (English as an Additional Language) has spread as a response to the term ESL. For example, a student from Eastern Europe may speak several languages fluently before beginning their English education. Because both are more widely – and accurately – applicable to students of all backgrounds, the use of these terms is expected to grow. (ESL Directory, Alphabet Soup)
Some International Schools that have adopted the term (not exhaustive):
International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)
American School of Bombay
American International School, Vienna
American School of Paris
International School of Bangkok
Zurich International School
Rome International School
International School of London
International School of Prague
International School of Phnom Penh
United Nations International School Hanoi
Concordia International School Hanoi
The International School of Nice
The International School of Hamburg
International School of The Hague
International School of Lausanne
International School of Basel
International School of Bonn
International School of Helsinki
The International School of Yokahama
American International School of Bucharest
Amsterdam International School
Raha International School, Abu Dhabi
International School of Panama
International School of Turin
Oslo International School
Rotterdam International School
International School of Tanganyika
YCIS, Shanghai
British International School, Shanghai
Teaching English Language Learners: What the Research Does - and Does Not- Say
Summary of current research on ELLs by Claude Goldenberg
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ESL Coteaching and Collaboration: Opportunities to Develop Teacher Leadership and Enhance Student Learning
Great definition of coteaching with explanation of different models. Resources on getting started and evolving collaboration.
by Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld
ON THE NAME CHANGE: FROM ESL TO EAL:
However, because ESL implies English is a student’s second language – which is not always the case and can have important ramifications on language acquisition – . . . EAL (English as an Additional Language) has spread as a response to the term ESL. For example, a student from Eastern Europe may speak several languages fluently before beginning their English education. Because both are more widely – and accurately – applicable to students of all backgrounds, the use of these terms is expected to grow. (ESL Directory, Alphabet Soup)
Diversity and Equity in Education: English as an Additional Language - Changing Terminology (Canada):
http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/eal/terminology.pdf
UK Department for Education:
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/inclusionandlearnersupport/eal
Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority:
http://www.acara.edu.au/curriculum/student_diversity/eald_teacher_resource.html
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, Ireland:
http://www.ncca.ie/en/Curriculum_and_Assessment/Inclusion/English_as_an_Additional_Language/
Some International Schools that have adopted the term (not exhaustive):
International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL)
American School of Bombay
American International School, Vienna
American School of Paris
International School of Bangkok
Zurich International School
Rome International School
International School of London
International School of Prague
International School of Phnom Penh
United Nations International School Hanoi
Concordia International School Hanoi
The International School of Nice
The International School of Hamburg
International School of The Hague
International School of Lausanne
International School of Basel
International School of Bonn
International School of Helsinki
The International School of Yokahama
American International School of Bucharest
Amsterdam International School
Raha International School, Abu Dhabi
International School of Panama
International School of Turin
Oslo International School
Rotterdam International School
International School of Tanganyika
YCIS, Shanghai
British International School, Shanghai