WML1: Practitioner/ Researcher Workshop: Working with Multilingual Learners University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road London, UK, June 29, 2024 |
Conference website | https://www.languagediversity.co.uk/event-list |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wml1 |
Abstract registration deadline | June 3, 2024 |
Submission deadline | June 3, 2024 |
Working with Multilingual Learners – Call for contributions:
Welcome and thank you for your interest in the ‘Working with multilingual learners’ practitioner/researcher workshop.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together resources, approaches and ideas for harnessing multilingualism in linguistically diverse learning environments. The key questions that will be running through workshop include:
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What are current pedagogies being used to engage with multilingualism?
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How adaptable are they for different settings/teachers/approaches?
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How can we best overcome barriers to multilingual approaches in classrooms?
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What would a collaborative online ‘engaging with multilingualism toolkit hub’ look like and how can we develop a sustainable resource?
Submission Guidelines
If you would like to give a short presentation or share a poster, please complete this form to submit your contribution. Contributions should outline a ‘tool’ that you have used to harness multilingualism in a linguistically diverse learning environment. Contributions can include:
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Tasks and materials
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Approaches
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School policies
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In-class/ extracurricular projects
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Research projects
Please consider the guidelines below for each format:
20-Minute presentation:
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Include an introduction to your learning environment
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Include an outline of your ‘tool’
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Show how it was used to harness multilingualism
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What impact do think it had/ can have?
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Suggest ways in which people in other contexts could use the tool
Poster Presentation:
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Include an outline of your ‘tool’
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Show how it was/is used to harness multilingualism
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Suggest ways in which people in other contexts could use the tool
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Recommended size – A2
Venue
The conference will be held at the University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Rd, London, NW1
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to Sophie Liggins - s.liggins@essex.ac.uk