Jacob Huckle
Head of Multilingual Learning
Dulwich College Suzhou (Senior School)I am Head of Multilingual Learning at an international school in China. I teach English Language Acquisition and Theory of Knowledge. I have been teaching in China since 2012, before which I taught in the UK and briefly in India. I believe that international schools should be equitable and inclusive spaces in which cultural and linguistic diversity is leveraged as a resource for the learning of all in the community. I seek to honour multilingual learners as “not just communicators and problem solvers, but whole persons with hearts, bodies, and minds, with memories, fantasies, loyalties, identities” (Claire Kramsch). I pursue my interests in multilingualism and interculturality through my work at school and in research for my part-time EdD at the University of Bath.
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- DSDulwich College Suzhou
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Recent articles from Jacob Huckle
Challenging the dominance of English in international schools - Part four: PD and classroom practice
In the last article of this four-part series, Jacob Huckle explores how professional development and classroom practice need to change to move towards a truly multilingual international education
Challenging the dominance of English in international schools - Part three: Linguistic discrimination
In the third article of this four-part series, Jacob Huckle calls on educators to fight linguistic discrimination and native speakerism
Challenging the dominance of English in international schools - Part two: The language of inclusion?
In the second article of this four-part series, Jacob Huckle challenges educators to question cultural hierarchies and dispel the myth that English is the language of inclusion
Challenging the dominance of English in international schools - Part one: Multilingual competence
In the first article of this four-part series, Jacob Huckle explains why and how schools should reframe multilingualism as a key component of an international education
‘Street Data’ and Multilingualism in International Schools – Part Three
What do you know about the multilingual learners in your school community? Jacob Huckle explains how we need to go further and deeper than simplistic labels and proficiency test data that tell a story of deficiencies and gaps.
DEIJ and multilingualism in international schools - Part two
Exploring what it might mean for multilingualism in international schools if we engaged more deeply with diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.
The Multilingual Turn and International Schools - Part One
In this first article in a series about multilingualism in international schools, Jacob Huckle explores some of the ways in which schools can engage more deeply with the multilingual turn through changes to the curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment
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Jacob Huckle's recent questions
How will you affirm the identities of all learners and cultivate a sense of inclusion and belonging in your classes as you begin the new school year?
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