Embracing cultural diversity: teaching writing in a multilingual classroom
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About this event
Presented by: Margaret Turnbull and Dr Gillian Pennington
This workshop explores ways of using the cultural and linguistic skills which students bring to the classroom to enhance and extend their understanding of English and subject knowledge, while enlivening learning for the whole class. The session will involve participants in a range of activities designed to encourage expression and creativity in their students’ writing, drawing on EAL/D pedagogy to focus on oral language and the explicit and systematic teaching of language.
Organiser ATESOL NSW Inc
Organiser of Embracing cultural diversity: teaching writing in a multilingual classroom
ATESOL NSW Inc. is a non-profit professional association of people working in the field of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and related areas.
The objectives of the association are:
To promote intercultural harmony within the Australian community by supporting educators and all those with an interest in the teaching and learning of English as an additional language or dialect;
To assist in maintaining and improving the standards of instruction in TESOL to young people and adults in NSW schools, TAFE colleges and other public and private educational institutions;
To promote fellowship, mutual co-operation and understanding between members of the association, and with other individuals or associations with similar objectives.
