Episode Thirteen - Jersey’s First Language Policy with Eowyn Crisfield:

We had an exciting chat with Eowyn Crisfield focusing on her recent work for the Jersey education department. Eowyn Crisfield is a Canadian-educated specialist in bilingualism, bilingualism in education, and teacher-training. She holds a B.Ed. in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language, and a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics, with specialisations in language learning and teaching, and bilingual education.

Eowyn has over 20 years experience in the field of Applied Linguistics, and has a background that covers research, teaching and teacher-training, and supporting bilingual families. Her past institutional experience includes English-language teaching, language department coordination, curriculum development, lecturing in Initial Teacher Education programmes. She is currently also an Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University in English Language and TESOL, with a focus on the PG Cert Teaching Multilingual Learners. She is an active member of several research organisations and is a member of the executive committee of NALDIC (the UK's EAL Subject Association).

You can find the policy here: https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Education/P%20Language%20Policy%2020211108.pdf

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