TeacherCPD: Embracing multilingual perspectives and pedagogies

This teacher CPD article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom explains the work of Dr Sandra Zappa-Hollman, an applied linguist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She is investigating how teachers view multilingual students in their classrooms and how prepared these teachers feel to implement pedagogical practices to create more inclusive spaces for all learners.

• This resource also contains advice for teachers on how you can embrace linguistic diversity in your classroom.

• The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ to prompt you to reflect on your pedagogies and beliefs about language in education.

This resource was first published by Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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