Three online events to start with today:

1. Next Tuesday, 28^th November, at 15:00 UK time, the 2023 Mercator Multilingualism Lecture with Dr Sharon Unsworth from the Centre for Language Studies at Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen, What (not) to expect when raising or working with bilingual children. More info & registration here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lIV4lLo_SvWhz8PRnP9jwg#/registration

“Children growing up bilingually acquire their two or more languages in much the same way as monolingual children. At the same time, there are clear differences. When raising or working with bilingual children, it’s important to know what these differences are so that you have realistic expectations about what children should or should not do.”

PDFs with Sharon’s full abstract and biography below, in both Frisian and English, so you can parallel text practise your Frisian!

2. The next free NATESOL online event, at 16:00 UK time next Wednesday, 29^th November, is How to provide an inclusive environment for autistic learners with, waiting for, or without an autism diagnosis with Carly Miller from Leeds University. Register here: www.natesol.org 

 “Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, and it is estimated that more than one in one hundred people are autistic. However the process to get an autism diagnosis is not quick and learners arriving from other countries may not have been given a diagnosis. So how do we provide an inclusive environment when we do not know which members of our classroom might be experiencing barriers?”

PDF of flyer for Carly’s talk below.

3. This next one’s a workshop, not a talk, so be prepared to work – and talk! Next Thursday, 30^th November, at 15:00 UK time, sees the final CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, to give it its full title) online workshop in the 2023 series, Putting mediation into practice, with Enrica Piccardo & Brian North.

More info here https://www.ecml.at/News3/TabId/643/ArtMID/2666/ArticleID/2864/Putting-mediation-into-practice.aspx

and registration here https://coe-int.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Ikf-2grzspHtf4kUouyf5DKUrf3Z31kr3s#/registration

PDF of blessedly short background reading below!

4. Dyslexia is another condition that’s often undiagnosed. Boelo van der Pool, originally from The Netherlands and now living in Spain, has put together a very useful free guide, Teaching English to Students with Dyslexia which you can download here https://boelovanderpool.com/ PDF below as well just in case that’s easier.

5. And, finally, more positive in nature than Tuesday’s last item, the winners of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/oct/11/2023-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-winners-in-pictures