[eal-bilingual] eal-bilingual Digest, Vol 57, Issue 4

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Before committing oneself to alternatives to GCSE, it is probably  
important to think about the following:

- is the alternative generally recognised? If not, there is no real  
reason to take it
- will it require separate teaching? That has implications for  
cohesion within the school.
- could the pupil achieve a GCSE with an extra year? In which case,  
continuing the GCSE course, but taking the axam the following year  
(in the 6th form or in a college) might be advisable for a pupil who  
wants to follow an academic path.

It's worth saying that some of the alternative exams which have  
parity with GCSE are more grammar-based and therefore suitable only  
for pupils who have previously followed an EFL type curriculum.

Martyn Pendergast
On 6 Jun 2008, at 12:00, <eal-bilingual-request at lists.becta.org.uk>  
<eal-bilingual-request at lists.becta.org.uk> wrote:

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>    1. dictionary (Janet Storey)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:37:00 +0100 (BST)
> From: Janet Storey <janet_storey at btinternet.com>
> Subject: [eal-bilingual] dictionary
> To: eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk
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> Can anyone recommend a Polish/ English  bilingual dictionary which  
> is suitable for secondary pupils?
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>   Thank you
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>   Janet Storey
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 09:45:18 +0100
> From: "Ann Lazim" <ann at clpe.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [eal-bilingual] dictionary
> To: "For practitioners involved in teaching pupils from ethnic
> 	andlinguistic	minorities" <eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk>
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> Roy Yates Books Tel: 01403 822299 specialises in dictionaries these  
> days
> - he should be able to help. He doesn't have a website, unfortunately.
>
> Ann Lazim
> Librarian
> Centre for Literacy in Primary Education
> Webber Street
> London SE1 8QW
> Tel: 020 7902 2287
> email: ann at clpe.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [eal-bilingual] dictionary
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> Can anyone recommend a Polish/ English  bilingual dictionary which is
> suitable for secondary pupils?
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:21:08 +0200
> From: "lorna caputo" <lornacaputo at gmail.com>
> Subject: [eal-bilingual] GCSE English Alternative for EAL Students
> To: eal-bilingual at lists.becta.org.uk
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> Hi!
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> I was wondering what alternative options your schools give to EAL  
> students
> who don't want to (or can't) do GCSE English.
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> If anyone can help me with this, I would really appreciate it.
>
> Lorna
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 06:27:10 EDT
> From: JmsnDonna at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [eal-bilingual] GCSE English Alternative for EAL Students
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> Hi,
> City and Guilds International ESOL exams or IELTS.
> _http://www.cityandguilds.com/cps/rde/xchg/cgonline/hs.xsl/3450.html_
> (http://www.cityandguilds.com/cps/rde/xchg/cgonline/hs.xsl/3450.html)
> _http://www.ielts.org/_ (http://www.ielts.org/)
>
> Donna
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