Innovations in English language teaching for migrants and refugees

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Clare Wardman lives in York, working as a TESOL and linguistics lecturer at York
St John University, tutoring in Multilingualism, World Englishes and Language
Teaching Methodology. Her research (at the University of York) is concerned with
issues related to children with English as an additional language in UK primary
schools, particularly focusing on classroom interactions, the provision of support
for children and teaching staff, and attitudes towards home languages. Prior to and
alongside her current roles, she has worked for a number of years as an English as
a Foreign Language and English for Academic Purposes tutor for various language
teaching establishments, including the universities of York, Edinburgh and Durham.
Judith Bell came to primary school teaching after 24 years in social work hence
she has a great interest in inclusion of all kinds. She has always been interested in
working with people from different cultures and studied for her PGCE at Bradford
College where EAL teaching and multiculturalism were threaded throughout the
lectures. She is a primary class teacher and EAL Co-ordinator and has completed
MA modules in Meeting The Needs of EAL Learners run by the Local Authority EMA
Team in conjunction with Edge Hill University.
Emma Sharp lives in Manchester and has taught in Bury for 13 years at a Church of
England primary school with a predominantly Muslim intake. Prior to this she worked
in a busy, inner city school in which over 54 languages were spoken. Her background
is firmly rooted in classroom research for children with English as an additional
language and she is currently completing her MA in Education.
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