Making Input Comprehensible | Spoken - Paralinguistic Features

In the 2nd EAL Bites | Speedy Tip of this series, I’m going to briefly talk about Making Input Comprehensible with Paralinguistic Features: what they are, whether they’re universal, and whether you should use them when you’re speaking to EAL learners.

Time and Tenses across Languages and Cultures | Cultural Differences and Direction of Time

In this EAL Bites | Knowledge Bank series, we’re going to talk about time and tenses across languages and cultures. The inspiration for this series came from conversations I’ve had with various subject teachers about the difficulties EAL students may encounter when discussing, writing, or conceptualizing topics related to time in English during your lessons.

EAL Bites, EAL, EAL Bites Knowledge BankNandhaka Pieris6 March 2024Comment

Making Input Comprehensible | Spoken - Speed & Clarity

In this EAL Bites | Speedy Tip of this series, I’m going to briefly start talking about grading your language: what it is, why it’s important, and a couple of things to think about when you’re speaking to EAL learners.

Spring Clean

Regular visitors to this site will have noticed that it has undergone a thorough spring clean and revamp over Half-Term, in part inspired by my work on the NALDIC website, as well as my upcoming EAL Bites Blogs and Videos…

Nandhaka Pieris17 February 2024Comment

Things to consider when choosing CPD

In this post, I am going to talk about my experience of contemplating and completing a Master’s degree after many years of teaching, and will share my advice about what to look for when choosing your own CPD.

EAL, CPD, EducationNandhaka Pieris20 February 2022Comment

IATEFL REFLECTIONS 2017 - Pt.2 Inclusive Practices & SEND

In this post, I am going to briefly round up the talks I attended during IP&SEN SIG Pre-Conference Event, which considered ELT or EAL when teaching learners who have SEN. I'll give a more personal depiction of the day in Pt.3.

Sessions in this post:

Storytelling | Andrew Wright
Self-Esteem | Rachael Harris
The Language of Inclusive Education | Anne Margaret Smith
Assessment for Learning | Phil Dexter

CPD, Travel, EAL, EducationNandhaka Pieris14 April 2017#IATEFL2017, IATEFL, Glasgow, IP&SEN, SEND, EALComment

IATEFL Reflections 2017 - Pt.1

Just over a week ago, I arrived in Glasgow for my second 5-day IATEFL Conference...IATEFL, the International Association for Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, is one of the big international organisations which bring together ELT (English Language Teaching) related professionals from a variety of global contexts...Getting to Glasgow should have been a pretty simple and uneventful affair, and it certainly was in comparison to many colleagues' international journeys...

CPD, Travel, EducationNandhaka Pieris14 April 2017IATEFL, Glasgow, #IATEFL2017Comment