I’m still plugging away with this ‘Academic English syllabus’ idea. I have another sample unit for you! This one focuses on history. Download it here: I won’t bore you with any more units unless something interesting arises. This unit is… Read More ›
It’s been mandatory to teach Thai culture and language at international schools here in Thailand since the late 1990s. The Thai Ministry of Education recently produced new guidance for international schools on how they should teach Thai history, culture, and… Read More ›
As you may have read, I’ve been creating an academic English syllabus for KS3 EAL intensive provision. This has been an AI-assisted project, and you can catch up on (most of) the process through this tag. Anyhow, after a brief… Read More ›
I’ve been working with AI to create an academic English syllabus for EAL learners. The last post shared the full syllabus map (see here). I’m moving on to document an important step here – outlining the instructional design principles. Why… Read More ›
I’ve been building this ‘Academic English Syllabus’ for EAL learners. You can catch up on the process here if interested. Anyhow, in this post, I’m sharing the first draft of a full (AI-assisted) lesson sequence. Here it is. And here… Read More ›
More reflections on building this academic English syllabus. I’m going to accelerate through them a bit in case you’re getting bored. So far we’ve had: Part 1: mapping the skills coverage Part 2: core vocab coverage Part 3: subskills coverage… Read More ›
(This is a text-heavy post, so every now and then I’m going to drop in an album cover of a band I’ve been listening to recently – just so you don’t get bored) I’m building an ‘academic English syllabus’ for… Read More ›
For context, I’m creating an ‘academic English’ syllabus for Year 7 EAL learners. So, I currently have: About 45 core skill areas for learners to develop across 5 areas: reading/viewing, speaking/oracy, listening, writing, plurilingual competencies (see Part 1). These are… Read More ›
For context, I’m attempting to build an ‘academic English syllabus’ for an international school. I initially set out to create suitable alternatives to coursebook-driven provision, or to at least suggest enhancements to that model. Am I getting anywhere, or am… Read More ›
If you missed Part 1, basically I’m attempting to build an ‘academic English syllabus’ for EAL contexts. The overall purpose is so that we don’t have to fall back on using ELT coursebooks for tiered provision. Famous last words –… Read More ›
