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8-9 March 2013
Hosted by Leysin American School
Many Languages, One School
The human ability to adapt and acquire new languages, whether English, Mandarin or Swahili, is central to success in the modern world and central to the existence and everyday function of all educational establishments and international schools more than most. EFL, EAL, ESL, call it what you wish – this is an element of our schools that we must get right.
The challenges of differentiation, recognition of support needs through the fog of the language acquisition process, and the dynamic modification of language and support programmes to meet evolving needs – these are the bread and butter of all our teachers. If our schools do not provide the absolute best in these areas, we fail our staff and – most importantly – our students.
The SGIS conference 2013 brought together some of the top experts in the field of ESL. The aim was to revisit these essential topics, to help teachers across the various curricula and ages find out about the latest research in this area, to help them to hone their tools and skills, share best practices, or even to re-tool with some of the many technological options now available as we learn to integrate our English support programmes ever more closely with the fabric of our schools.