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Changing Terminology from ESL to EAL (
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Manitoba has changed from using the term English as a Second Language (ESL) programming to English as an Additional Language (EAL) programming. Both terms (ESL and EAL) may be used interchangeably on this website during the transition period.
NOTE: Adult English as an Additional Language programs are funded and coordinated by Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Adult Language Training Branch. Contact them for information on adult programs, English language assessments, and teacher support materials.
Information and sample template for Categorical Grant Reporting for the EAL Student Support Grant.
Manitoba Kindergarten to Grade12 Aboriginal English as an Additional Language Initiatives
Funding
English as an Additional Language Funding Overview
Guidelines for the English as an Additional Language Support Grant
Guidelines for the Intensive Newcomer Support (INS) Grant
Curriculum
Manitoba Kindergarten to Grade 12 Curriculum Framework for English as an Additional Language (EAL) and Literacy, Academics, and Language (LAL) Programming, Draft for Consultation and Review, June 2011. The final version of the EAL/LAL Curriculum Framework is in press. Please contact Diana Turner for further information.
To support English as an Additional Language curriculum and instruction, several reviews of Learning Resources are available:
English As An Additional Language/English As A Second Language, Kindergarten to Grade 12 Manitoba Recommended Learning Resources. Also available in print from MTBB, Stock #80568.
