VENUE: The Agriculture Building, Whiteknights Campus, University of Reading.
Keynote Speaker
Professor Ofelia Garcia, City University of New York
Reimagining bilingualism in education for the 21st century
Discussant
Professor Viv Edwards Director, National Centre for Language and Literacy.
Speakers
Professor Margaret Hawkins, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professor Kelleen Toohey, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
The conference will consider first and second language development opportunities and practice within the curriculum, meshing together strands related to English language development and the development of languages other than English
Programme
9.00 – 10.15 Arrival and Registration Agriculture Building Foyer
10.15 – 10.30 Welcome - Nicola Davies, Chair of NALDIC
Introduction to the Conference - Frank Monaghan, Conference Chair
10.30 – 11.30 Keynote Address
Ofelia García, Professor of Urban Education, City University of New York
Reimagining bilingualism in education for the 21st century
11.30 – 12.30
Presentations: Maggie Hawkins, Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Wisconsin/Madison
Kelleen Toohey, Professor, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
Integrating community and school languages for multiliteracy learning
12.30 – 1.45 Lunch, Resource Exhibitions and Poster Presentations
1.45 – 3.00 Parallel seminar sessions
Keeping sight of content-driven language in a skills-based curriculum
Jonathan Brentnall, EALAW
Using a Multidimensional Approach to Meet the Reading Literacy Needs of EAL Pupils
Yvonne Foley, University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education
Hablamos los dos/ We speak both
Ofelia García and Ricardo Otheguy, City University of New York
Charmian Kenner, Lecturer Educational Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of London
Jean Conteh, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Leedsand Constant Leung, Professor of Educational Linguistics, Kings College London
3.00 – 3.45 Discussant Summing Up and Plenary
Viv Edwards, Professor of Language in Education, National Centre for Language and Literacy
4.00 – 4.45 NALDIC AGM Madejski Lecture Theatre
4.45 Conference close
Poster Presentations by:
Kay Bentley, University of Cambridge: ‘Content and Language Integrated Learning: What can CLIL offer EAL?’
Carol Inugai Dixon: ‘Contexts for Good Practice’
Chris Pim: The NALDIC Vodcasts
Kimberly Safford: ‘Assessment for Learning with pupils using English as an Additional Language: a DVD for professional development’
The cost of conference has again been held at £90 for members and £125 for non members.
Please see the NALDIC website for more information or to book a place.
