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Introduction

This document has been compiled to advise and enable schools to support pupils of primary school age who are recent arrivals and /or new to English.

The term ‘new arrivals’ refers to pupils who have recently arrived in this country from abroad, sometimes as refugees or asylum seekers, and speak very little or no English.

These children will come from a diverse range of cultures and from a variety of linguistic, social and educational backgrounds.

The following advice is designed to help schools ensure that these children have the best possible start to their school careers within our city.

The pack has been divided into 4 sections:

Section 1 Outlines some key principles of second language learning and includes some general advice and information.

Section 2 Introduces the New Arrivals programme developed by Uplands Junior School as part of the Beacon Project.

Section 3 Contains resources and strategies for supporting early stage EAL learners

Section 4 Useful information, addresses and websites

This version produced 2004 ©

Contents

Introduction

Section 1 - Key principles of second language learning and

general advice and information

 Definition of terms used

 Key principles

 Pupils new to English

 Admissions

 Settling in

 Survival vocabulary, pictures and language progression

 Key ring

Section 2 - New Arrivals Programme from Uplands Junior

School

 Lesson plans and worksheets

Section 3 - Strategies and Resources

 Generic activities for speaking, listening, reading and writing

 Activities for key vocabulary

 Activities using first language

 Word lists and translations

Section 4 – Useful information and contacts

 Published resources

 Useful addresses and websites

Definitions of terms used

Mother tongue/first language/home language

Terms used for the language first learned in the home or the language used by the family in the home. The abbreviation L1 is often used.

EAL

English as an additional language, i.e. English learned by those who may already speak more than one language. English is a language they speak in addition to one or more other languages.

EFL

English as a foreign language, i.e. English learned by speakers of other languages in a context where the target language is not widely used, e.g. Swedes learning English to be able to use it on holiday in the UK.

ESL

English being learned as the second language in contexts where English is widely used in the community or is the principal language used.

Bilingual

Having developed two languages equally from birth or developing a second language (not necessarily to the same level as the first.)

Jargon

Words or expressions used by a particular group or profession

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