Dr. Tarek Razik

1
The Immense Capacity of Language Learning
A Trilingual Program at Concordian
International School

• Dr. Tarek Razik
• School Director
• Ms. Alison Yang
• Language Coordinator

2
Administrative Reality How We Make It Work at
CIS

• Time
• Professional Development
• Resources
• Recruitment
• Parent Education

3
Time

• Where do you find the time to do this?
• 180 days in 90
• Streamline your program
• Common planning is critical
• Good organization is essential
• How do you do UOIs in both languages?
• Mother tongue

4
Professional Development

• PYP training
• In-service workshop to develop knowledge of
  second language acquisition
• All teachers are language teachers

5
Resources

• Technology
• CD Roms for language support
• Teaching Assistants in class
• Library with three collections
• Books

6
Recruitment

• Teachers who understand what we are doing
• Multilingual (Empathy with students)
• Flexibility
• Experienced (Helps)

7
Parent Education

• Educating parents is key
• Admissions what are we getting into
• Parent newsletters, reassuring them
• Parent meetings and presentations with
  administrators
• Parent outreach language classes for parents

8
Imagination

• Societal regression and the suppression of
  imagination in language acquisition

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Contact Information

• Dr. Tarek Razik
• razik_at_concordian.ac.th
• Ms. Alison Yang
• alison_at_concordian.ac.th