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Seminar programme
This document is the text version of the seminar programme.

blue arrow Tuesday 3 February

Outline of John Clegg and Keith Kelly's sessions
This document is an outline of the sessions John Clegg and Keith Kelly presented It is are useful to look at to see many of the language issues that were raised

Principal issues in teaching science through English as a second language
A mind map for the opening session
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

A list of thinking skills from primary education
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

Identifying the language demands of a science activity and providing language support to supplement the science.
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

A language support table for talking/writing about tissues (structure, function, location, and types)
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

John Clegg's phrase list for encouraging speaking in class

150 most common university academic words
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

A list of examples of project 'products' in science and ELT and CLIL

English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme
An application form for project proposals
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

A successful bid for ELTeCS funding
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

A useful list of websites for networking and CLIL

blue arrow Wednesday 4 February

Principal issues in science education
Ken Mannion and Mark Windale

Materials for science education
Ken Mannion and Mark Windale

The work of Sheffield Hallam University: the Centre for Science Education
Powerpoint presentation
Ken Mannion and Mark Windale

blue arrow Thursday 5 February

Science Across the World
A presentation on the SAW programme
Marianne Cutler

SAW and Science and ELT Teacher Training in Holland
Lida Schoen

Three activities from Science Across the World supplemented with language support activities.
Lida Schoen

Questions for carrying out a Science Across the World project
Lida Schoen

The Dutch Science Teacher Training programme
Powerpoint presentation
Lida Schoen

The Dutch Teacher Training course in science in English
Step by step notes
Lida Schoen

How to carry out a cosmetics workshop for shampoo, hair gel and bath salts
Interactive workshop
Lida Schoen

blue arrow Friday 6 February

Language and literacy in science education
Professor Jerry Wellington

Materials for English medium science
A place to start for identifying science language demands
John Clegg and Keith Kelly

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