With several enhancements being made to the new MYP language acquisition course, here are the top five to look out for.
Tag Archives | additional language
Supporting learning English as an additional language
October 2, 2018 in Classroom culture, Inside IB classroom, Primary Years Programme (PYP)
This article is based on real-life experiences with the Primary Years Programme within a Chinese context in a bilingual candidate school. The article looks at the cultural dimensions as well as the structural changes within the organization to make it not only culturally relevant, but also to support learning English as an additional language.
Learning Chinese through play
September 4, 2018 in Classroom culture, Inside IB classroom, Primary Years Programme (PYP)
This article illustrates the learning journey of a Chinese team in embedding Chinese learning in inquiry play for year 1 Primary Years Programme (PYP) students through detailed discussion on the stages of planning, implementing, developing and evaluating play.