Building Language Skills in Secondary 在中学建立语言技能
YCIS Beijing is building on its EAL (English as an Additional Language) programme in Secondary to ensure students who are new to English language realise their full potential. We speak to Ms Rebecca Flavin, Head of English, about our EAL programme - and last week’s lesson entirely in Bulgarian.
北京耀中正在构建中学部的EAL（英语作为第二外语）课程，以确保初学英语的学生能够充分发挥其潜力。我们与英文主管Rebecca Flavin女士探讨了EAL课程以及上周完全用保加利亚语授课的课程。
Please explain the changes to our EAL programme in Secondary
请解释我们中学部EAL课程的变化
This year we’re expanding our EAL provision in Secondary to help students who are new to English acquire language skills, while still having full access to the IGCSE and IBDP curriculum. Our new Secondary EAL specialist Ms Susan Botcharova will play a key role, acting as an in-class support teacher who will work with students and teachers to ensure that language is not a barrier to subject learning.
今年我们正在扩充中学部的EAL课程，以帮助刚接触英语的学生掌握语言技能，同时仍然可以学习IGCSE和IBDP课程。我们的新任中学EAL专家Susan Botcharova女士将发挥关键作用，担任课堂支持教师，与学生和教师合作，确保语言不会成为学科学习的障碍。
Please tell us more about the Bulgarian lesson that took place last week
请解释上周的保加利亚语课程
Susan is originally from the United States but is fluent in Bulgarian having spent much of her life in Bulgaria. Susan felt that teaching a whole lesson to teachers in Bulgarian would help them empathise with our students coming in with very limited English, and help them appreciate the importance of addressing their needs in the mainstream classroom.
Susan来自美国，但她在保加利亚度过了大部分时光，精通保加利亚语。Susan认为，用保加利亚语向教师讲授整个课程将有助于他们理解英语水平有限的学生，并让教师理解在课堂中满足学生需求的重要性。
Susan chose to teach a maths lesson, using a variety of visual, oral and kinaesthetic strategies to help teachers understand. At the end of the lesson, teachers were asked to reflect as learners on what helped them comprehend the lesson – both Susan’s strategies, and strategies of their own.
Susan选择使用各种视觉、语言和动觉策略来教授数学课程，以帮助教师们理解。在课程结束时，教师作为学习者需要反思他们对课程内容的掌握 – Susan的策略和他们自己的策略。
To continue reading about Susan’s role in lesson planning and class support, as well as Ms Flavin’s tips for learning English for the first time, click “Read more” below.
想要继续阅读Susan在课程规划和课堂支持方面的作用，以及Flavin女士关于首次学习英语的提示，请点击下面的“阅读原文”。
[CO-TEACHING] A Team to Unite Cultures 多元文化融合的团队
[LANGUAGE TIPS] Six Tips for Keeping up Language over the Summer 在暑假保持语言能力的六大秘诀
[LANGUAGE TIPS] Learning Chinese for the First Time 第一次学习中文