An exploration of the perspectives of mainstream primary class teachers on supporting children learning English as an additional language
This study proposes that there is potential to better understand the educational experiences of pupils learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) in the mainstream classroom through exploration of the perspectives of their class teachers. Training in English as an additional language is infreq...
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Queen's University Belfast
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.696170 |
| Summary: | This study proposes that there is potential to better understand the educational experiences of pupils learning English as an Additional Language (EAL) in the mainstream classroom through exploration of the perspectives of their class teachers. Training in English as an additional language is infrequent among mainstream primary class teachers but they represent a central contributor to a child's second (or additional) language development. |
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