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AISL Academy: EY-C010 Developing Bilingualism

AISL Academy

Developing Bilingualism


In this course, Jan Dubiel (Early Years Education Specialist) focuses on what our bilingualism policy means, and the background for that policy.

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About This Course

In this course, Jan Dubiel (Early Years Education Specialist) focuses on what bilingualism policy means, and the background for that policy. 

AISL staff are advised to take the internal version of this course instead.

Completing this course will take you approximately 60 minutes. By the end of this course, you will be able to gain a deeper understanding of the following: 

  1. The research context and why we are changing our approach to bilingualism in our bilingual Early Years Centres 
  2. Our considerations regarding bilingualism for children in the early years  
  3. The principles of operation regarding our progressive immersive approach  
  4. The role of adults 
  5. The Bilingual Assessment Descriptors as a clinical tool to assess language acquisition 

About the Speaker

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Jan Dubiel

 Early Years Education Specialist

Jan Dubiel is an Early Years Education Specialist and is a nationally and internationally recognised specialist in Early   Childhood Education. He was recently identified by the Times Educational Supplement as one of the ten most influential people in British education. He was previously Head of National and International Development at Early Excellence. He has worked as a YN, YR, and Y1 teacher, senior leader, consultant, adviser, and national lead on the management of the (Early Years) Foundation Stage Profile with QCA. He has written widely on different aspects of Early Years policy, pedagogy and practice.

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    EY-C010

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