The EAL department welcomes you
Welcome to the English as an Additional Language Department website for GEMS World Academy - Dubai.
Using the links provided on this site you can access the PYP, MYP and Senior School EAL support pages and all of the relevant information contained within each.
Using the links provided on this site you can access the PYP, MYP and Senior School EAL support pages and all of the relevant information contained within each.
Language Use at GWA
GWA-Dubai is a broadly multilingual school where dozens of languages may be in use at any one time. While English is the language of instruction and communication throughout the school, students use their mother tongue to communicate to friends and family. Students regularly use their mother tongue to better understand some of the cognitive academic language they are working to understand in class and while studying.
Goals of EAL at GWA
The EAL program prepares and supports students from grade 1 to grade 12 to function successfully in the regular classroom. The EAL program develops both Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiencies (CALP) so the students become capable of working in the language of the classroom and curriculum and have the language skills needed to interact in social situations; which enables students to maximize the opportunities to use language in meaningful contexts.