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SUMMARY:Language development\, social integration and achievement of recen
 tly-arrived EAL children in schools in the East of England - Educational A
 chievement\, Language Education and Disadvantage (EALead) research team at
  the University of Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin University
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Research into the socialisation of migrant-background children
  in new educational contexts has pointed to a complex relationship between
  language\, identity and social integration. In England where over a milli
 on schoolchildren between the ages of 5 and 16 reportedly speak a language
  other than English as a first language\, the social and educational conse
 quences are increasingly felt by schools and families alike. However\, lit
 tle focused research has been carried out on school experiences during the
  transitional period following arrival. What are the perceptions and pract
 ices that shape the experience of newly-arrived migrant children in school
 s and what role does language (whether first\, second or foreign) play in 
 the pupils’ social and academic development? In the context of a vacuum 
 of central policy guidance on EAL (English as an Additional Language) prov
 ision\, what are teachers’ emergent understandings of this issue? \n\nTh
 e session will consist of short presentations from different members of th
 e team and will focus on a summary of latest findings and a discussion of 
 the themes of language and identity\, and of communication and inclusion.\
 n\nThe *EALead research team* (a collaboration between the *University of 
 Cambridge* and *Anglia Ruskin University*) has been engaged in a research 
 programme\, funded by the *Bell Foundation*\, which has consisted of two c
 ase study research projects (one completed and one ongoing) which investig
 ate provision of school support\, assessment\, language development and so
 cial integration of recently-arrived EAL students in schools in the East o
 f England. Our presentation will outline key themes emerging from the qual
 itative data collected at four schools in the region as well as the result
 s of a regional school survey.\n
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
 om GS4
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