Bilingualism and School

Edinburgh based resources

Other places

Web-based resources

  • NALDIC (National Association for Language Development in the Curriculum) provides support for EAL teachers in the U.K.
  • NABE (National Association for Bilingual Education) provides support for bilingual education in the U.S.
  • National Strategies for Languages: Provides the "Languages for All: Languages for Life, a Strategy for England" document, archived here.
  • Dual language books provides links to books in two languages.
  • An article on bilingual education in the UK from the BBC news website.
  • Scotland's National Centre for Languages (SCILT): Scottish Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research.
  • ContinYOU: Provides resources for supplementary learning and builds bridges between mainstream education and complementary education.
  • Our Languages An organisation which promotes community languages teaching and learning through partnerships between complementary and mainstream schools.
  • National Literacy Trust: FAQs on bilingualism. More articles on early bilingualism on their Talk to your baby section.
  • Community Languages Network: This website has been designed to recognise and support the multi-lingual diversity that exists within schools throughout the UK. Providing the opportunity to learn and maintain a community language enhances an individual's self-esteem and contributes towards the feeling of being a valued citizen.
  • British Association of Teachers of the Deaf: Sign bilingual education and cochlear implants.