E12 EAL Flashcards
(14 cards)
What are the five stages of acquiring an additional language?
Silent/receptive stage
Early production
Speech emergence
Intermediate fluency
Continued language development/ advanced fluency
Why is it important to recognise the stages?
Correct identification means practitioners can use appropriate strategies to support the child
Practitioners can use them to track the progress of a child or young person
Practitioners can then seek advice if a child is not showing progress
What are personal factors that affect language acquisition?
Age and development stage:
Older and young people are faster to pick up a new language
Personality:
Sociable and curious children are more motivated to communicate and less fearful about making mistakes. Faster progress.
Cognition:
Learning requires memory and information processing skills. Children who are quick to learn are at advantage
SEND:
May have learning difficulties or disability, that affects communication, may need longer to learn a language
What are the family factors affecting language acquisition?
Bilingualism:
Children who have already mastered more than one language are more likely to learn quicker
Cultural background:
Ways that positivity about learning new language at home impacts how inclined the child is to learn.
What are educational factors which affect language acquisition?
Learning environment:
Resources, attitudes of peers, use of English, can help a child learn quicker
Available support:
The more support the quicker learning is
What are some strategies to support children being taught EAL?
Using EAL specialist support
Encouraging peer and group support
Making verbal curriculum more visual
Providing opportunities to talk before writing
Using drama and role play
Scaffolding learning
Creating language-rich environments
Providing bilingual resources
Working in partnership with parents/carers
Celebrating an individuals culture
Positive outcomes of multi-linguism
What are some social and emotional needs?
-Might be affected by negative attitudes towards their culture, language or ethnicity
-Might feel isolated from their peers
-Might not have support available at home to develop EAL
What are the four main communication needs?
-Children might be more proficient in spoken than written english
-Children might have difficulty understanding the curriculum
-Children might have difficulty accessing resources in English
-Children might have difficulty responding to questions in English
What are the positive and negative impact of understanding of language overall?
Positive: Children who have a strong home language find it easier to learn a new language and make progress in education
Negative: Children who have not mastered the home language find it hard to make good progress to learn a new language and this affects overall progress
What are the positive and negative impact of family connections and support on language development?
Positive: Where children are fluent in their home language, they can interact with their parents and wider family members more fully so develop a strong sense of identity
Negative: Not being fluent can cause tensions within the family. Children may not be able to participate in family celebrations or rituals due to not being able to interact easily
What are the positive and negative impact of self-concept in language development?
Positive: They may develop a positive self concept because they are able to speak more than one language
Negative: They mag develop a negative self concept if they cannot use the home language fluently and this creates a source of shame or dissapointment. They may also develop negative self concept if their peers or wider community do not value their home language
What are the positive and negative impact of social interactions and relationships within the development of language?
Positive: They may find it easier to interact with others who also have a home language that is not English, having it in common
Negative: Some children may face discrimination and bullying as they may be seen as different by their peers
What are the positive and negative impact of learning the curriculum in language development?
Positive: May find it easier to process information and make good progress
Negative: They may have vocabulary gaps, might not be able to understand and participate. This affects ability to make progress
What are the positive and negative impact of their acquisition to learning additional languages in language development?
Positive: Children who are bilingual find it easier to learn english and other languages that may form part of the curriculum
Negative: Children may not see the relevance of learning another language as part of the curriculum as they may have not mastered English, so they may prefer to gain a qualification that recognises their home language
