'Meeting the diverse literacy needs of beginning EAL learners (P)'
This presentation will focus on:
Wednesday 18th May @ 4.00pm
Tutor: Dr. Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland
Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland is a lecturer in language and literacy education at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. With a PhD in Teacher Education Pedagogy for ESL Literacy Teaching, Fíodhna received the inaugural Sheikh Nahayan doctoral fellowship award in association with The International Research Foundation (TIRF), California, U.S.A. As a former chair of TESOL Arabia young learner's SIG across the Middle East, Fíodhna has worked internationally and in Ireland, with experience of teaching through Irish as a second language, co-ordinating language and literacy in international schools and lecturing and consulting with international bodies such as the World Learning Organization; Oxford University Press and British Council. Recently she contributed to writing the online interactive English Programme 'Starlight' with Folens Publishers and currently co-ordinates the TEAL Project, Limerick, a philanthropic-funded Mary Immaculate College EAL Project.
- Exploring common literacy challenges for EAL learners
- Examining both explicit and implicit literacy teaching approaches for EAL learners
- Participants receiving a pamphlet of online resources, websites, applications
- Introducing the TEAL Project, Limerick
Note: This may be a repeat session for some participants.
Wednesday 18th May @ 4.00pm
Booking through zoom link: https://eckildare-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mmX1FfGKSvuWkHe4Vrx2gw
Tutor: Dr. Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland
Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland is a lecturer in language and literacy education at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. With a PhD in Teacher Education Pedagogy for ESL Literacy Teaching, Fíodhna received the inaugural Sheikh Nahayan doctoral fellowship award in association with The International Research Foundation (TIRF), California, U.S.A. As a former chair of TESOL Arabia young learner's SIG across the Middle East, Fíodhna has worked internationally and in Ireland, with experience of teaching through Irish as a second language, co-ordinating language and literacy in international schools and lecturing and consulting with international bodies such as the World Learning Organization; Oxford University Press and British Council. Recently she contributed to writing the online interactive English Programme 'Starlight' with Folens Publishers and currently co-ordinates the TEAL Project, Limerick, a philanthropic-funded Mary Immaculate College EAL Project.
Course Details
| Course Date | 18-05-2022 4:00 pm |
| Course End Date | 18-05-2022 5:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 03-05-2022 |
| Capacity | Unlimited |
| Individual Price | FREE |
| Speaker | Dr. Fiodhna Gardiner-Hyland |
| Number Hours | 1 |
| Location | Online |