Oracy and EAL: what does it sound like in a multilingual classroom? (Webinar)

Multilingual learners bring a wealth of linguistic and cultural resources to the classroom, yet too often they have limited opportunities to use talk as a tool for learning. In our first webinar focusing on oracy, Amanda Moorghen from Voice 21 will outline the fundamental role spoken language plays in terms of learning, well-being and improving life-chances. 

Professor Naomi Flynn and Emma Kerrigan-Draper will go on to explore the particular role oracy plays for multilingual learners and how talk-rich classrooms can improve learning, participation and attainment. 

Drawing on Naomi’s practical research with schools, and her co-produced Talk-Rich Teaching Toolkit, in this webinar we will explore:  

• the principles of effective oracy education and learn how purposeful classroom talk supports both language development and deeper thinking across the curriculum; 

• classroom strategies that teachers can implement, alongside insights into how schools have developed sustainable, whole-school approaches to talk-rich practice; 

• how oracy can become a powerful lever for equity, enabling multilingual learners not only to access learning but to contribute, participate, and flourish. 

Speakers:

• Amanda Moorghen – Director of Research and Impact at Voice 21. 

• Naomi Flynn – Professor of Multilingual Education at the University of Reading. 

• Emma Kerrigan-Draper – Executive Headteacher of Mount Pleasant Schools, Southampton.