The Northern Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Writing for EAL learners
Writing is an essential tool for EAL learners to develop in the mainstream and they must master a wide range of written genres to be successful at school. Research conducted in the UK has shown that EAL learners face certain difficulties with writing at whole text, sentence, and word level.
Time & Location
04 Feb 2023, 10:00 – 11:45 GMT
Webinar
About the event
Writing for EAL Learners - Jonathan Bifield
Date: Saturday 4th February 2022
Time: 10am - 11.45am GMT (doors open 10am; talk starts 10.15am)
Venue: This is a free online event
Writing is an essential tool for EAL learners to develop in the mainstream and they must master a wide range of written genres to be successful at school. Research conducted in the UK has shown that EAL learners face certain difficulties with writing at whole text, sentence, and word level. In addition, EAL learners need to familiarise themselves with the genres of writing they will encounter as they move through their education. One thing is clear from the research evidence, that the best place for the explicit teaching of writing to take place is in the classroom or subject the writing is being done in. One framework for teaching writing which has shown strong evidence in supporting EAL learners in…