[eal-bilingual] Notifications and Announcements

Dear All,

This week's notice includes: 

1.Course - The University of Bedfordshire School of Education is offering a University Advanced Professional             Certificate course

2. Conference - National Educators’ Conference Raising Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot Achievement

Full details below. 

If you have any announcements, information about courses, details of conferences, job vacancies that you would like included in future notices please email details to: eal-bilingual-owner at lists.becta.org.uk

Regards, 

Carmel

Becta

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1. Course - The University of Bedfordshire School of Education is offering a University Advanced Professional Certificate course at its Putteridge Bury Campus - SEN and EAL: OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO LEARNING.

When children learning English as an additional language (EAL) show learning difficulties, it is not easy to determine whether the cause of the problems is special educational needs (SEN) or language difference. This course is designed for teachers who wish to understand and overcome that dilemma. The course aims to:

- support participants to develop an advanced understanding of developmental issues that arise when second

  language acquisition is affected by learning difficulties.

- enhance participants' ability to respond to the teaching needs of pupils learning EAL who have learning difficulties

  or SEN;

- train participants in a case study approach to professional development in this field;

- prepare experienced participants for leadership roles in this field.

The course will be taught by Tony Cline, co-author of the best-selling textbook Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity.

The schedule is designed to ensure that participants can study the course effectively with minimal interruption to school timetables. There will be four days' work for the whole group at Luton. In addition, there will be four Tutorial Days when individual and small group work can be undertaken at Luton under supervision or with distance learning support using the University's electronic Blackboard system. During these dates course members will be required to allocate at least one hour to supportive contact with a tutor or with other participants. That contact may be timed within or outside school hours as desired. The course will begin with a learning audit after which individual study programmes will be developed, taking account of participants' previous experience and established areas of expertise and skill.

There will be an Open Evening about the course at Putteridge Bury on Tuesday 20th November. The course will begin in February 2008 and end in July.

For fuller information and application forms contact Deborah Bachini by telephone (01582-489030 mornings only) or e-mail

(deborah.bachini at beds.ac.uk) or post (University of Bedfordshire, Putteridge Bury, Hitchin Road, Luton LU2 8LE.

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2. Conference - National Educators’ Conference Raising Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot Achievement

National Educators’ Conference Raising Turkish, Kurdish and Turkish Cypriot Achievement

Developing Cultural Identity - Finding Common Ground

Main Speakers:

Dr Mehmet Ali Dikerdem, Middlesex University

Ann Jones, CEA at Islington

Hamiyet Asan, Learning Trust

The day will include:

A panel chaired by Broadcaster and Educator, Kelami Dedezade

Information Market Place offering support and resources to schools

Traditional Dance

For further information, please contact:

Joan Clarke, Ethnic Minority Achievement Service, CEA at Islington T: 020 7527 5899