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Milton Keynes, 23rd June 2010. Talk to Writing Workshop. Challenges for Users of EAL. context. register. cohesion. Appropriate vocabulary. text structure. Users of EAL. coherence. vocabulary. content. Sentence level grammar. Manipulating syntax.
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Milton Keynes, 23rd June 2010 Talk to Writing Workshop
Challenges for Users of EAL context register cohesion Appropriate vocabulary text structure Users of EAL coherence vocabulary content Sentence level grammar Manipulating syntax
Pupils’ individual vocabularies offer a rich resource for classroom activities, since many of the less common words used by individual pupils may not be known or used by others. Writing in English as an additional language at Key Stage 2 (Cameron and Besser 2004)
Build images and metaphors; • Strengthen the ability to imagine; • Challenge the cliché; • Provide templates to understand self and the world; • Internalise language (best writers are readers); • Build up a repertoire of patterns, techniques, inclinations, language; • Provides a yardstick; • Act as a catalyst to writing; • Provide blueprints for the imagination.
Exploring meanings of new words It is important to provide opportunities to explore the meanings of new vocabulary generated • Collocation • Synonyms • Word families
Collocation 1 What words will you use to describe a contemporary city street scene?
Collocation 2 • What words go with: traffic bus
Clines - verbs sprint run jog stride walk stroll amble
Hyponyms Motor vehicles motorbike car van lorry hatchback estate sports car
Vocabulary boat ship canoe yacht ferry liner tanker
Vocabulary polygon quadrilateral parallelogram rectangle trapezium square oblong rhombus