For more information, please contact Admissions
admissions@uwcsea.edu.sg | Dover Campus +65 6774 2653
Detailed information on the Middle and High School courses can be found in the academic learning
programme guide for the respective school section, available on our website. Please scan QR code to learn
more about EAL Programme:
Dover Campus
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
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While our language of instruction is English we have some
English Language Learners (ELL) enrolled from K1 to Grade 12.
English as an additional language support is available in
K1 to Grade 12 to ensure all students acquire the English
skills they need to thrive in the curriculum. This includes in
class EAL support for ELLs from K1 to Grade 12, and formal
EAL classes from Grade 1 to 12 for those who require more
intensive support.
Details of how EAL instruction is offered on Dover Campus
are outlined below, including whether ELL students in
specific grades also take a Language other than English
(LOTE) course.
Primary School
Kindergarten 1 and 2
English Language learners (ELLs) participate in the classroom
timetable with their peers. At this stage, all learners are
gaining literacy skills in a broader sense and therefore the
skills being learned through exposure in the classroom to the
Literacy curriculum for English serve as a foundation for ELLs
as well. In addition, students who do not speak English at
home are monitored and receive additional English support
as needed.
All students join Chinese classes and have access to other
first, second or heritage languages through the Home
Language Programme (HLP).
Grades 1 to 5
All students are supported in class to develop their academic
language skills. Our EAL team co-plan with teaching teams to
provide this universal support.
For students who benefit from additional or intensified
support to develop academic language proficiency, additional
English as an Additional Language (EAL) support is provided
from our EAL team. The timing of intensified support varies
depending on the profile of the student and their grade level.
Students receive support in-class and may also receive short-
term targeted support in small groups.
Students select a LOTE course from the available options.
Students who cannot take their first, second or heritage
language in the school day are encouraged to take it through
the HLP.
Middle School
All students are supported in developing academic language
skills as part of our learning programme.
Students who require additional support take English for
Academic Purposes (EAP) classes instead of English in Grades
7–8, and for Grade 6 during LOTE. Language support for
academic literacy includes academic vocabulary, structuring
academic writing, and comprehension strategies. For students
in Grades 7–8 who require more intensified support we also
offer an EAL course during LOTE.
Students are encouraged to take their first language if it is
available within the school day. Alternatively they may select
a foreign language course from the available options. Students
who cannot take their first, second or heritage language in the
school day are encouraged to take it through the HLP.
High School
All students are supported in developing academic language
skills as part of our learning programme. Our EAL team co-
plan with teaching teams to provide this universal support.
Within the Grade 9/10 Programme
Students who require additional support can access a
scaffolded version of the UWC English course. Running both
English classes concurrently allows students to transition
between them as needed.
Students select an additional language. They are encouraged
to take their first language, and/or they may select a foreign
language course from the available options.
Grades 11 and 12 (IB Diploma)
We offer both English A (first language) and English B
(foreign language).
Students select an additional language. They are encouraged to
take their first language (Language A), and/or they may select
a foreign language course (Language B) from the available
options. If they choose to take Systems Transformation for SL
they can opt to take either language A or language B.
For students who require additional or intensified support we
offer short term language instruction. Additional first, second
or heritage languages are offered through the Home Language
Programme (HLP).
East Campus
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
Last updated 20 November 2025 | ADM-2526
For more information, please contact Admissions
admissions@uwcsea.edu.sg | East Campus +65 6305 5353
Detailed information on the Middle and High School courses can be found in the academic learning
programme guide for the respective school section, available on our website. Please scan QR code to learn
more about EAL Programme:
While our language of instruction is English we have some
English Language Learners (ELL) enrolled from K1 to Grade 12.
In addition to English (called Literacy in the Primary School,
and taught as a combined English-Humanities course in
Grade 6) or EAL lessons, almost all students also take a
Language other than English (LOTE) course.
Details of how the courses are offered on East Campus are
outlined below, including whether ELL students in specific
grades also take a LOTE course.
Primary School
Kindergarten 1 to Grade 1
English Language Learners (ELLs) participate in the classroom
timetable with their peers. At this stage, all learners are gaining
literacy skills in a broader sense and therefore the skills being
learned through exposure in the classroom to the Literacy
curriculum for English serve as a foundation for ELLs as well.
Students select a LOTE from the available options and have
access to some other first, second or heritage languages
through the Home Language Programme (HLP).
Grade 2 to Grade 5
All students are supported in class to develop their academic
language skills. Our EAL team co-plan with teaching teams to
provide this universal support.
For students who benefit from additional or intensified
support to develop academic language proficiency, additional
English as an Additional Language (EAL) support is provided
from our EAL team. The timing of intensified support varies
depending on the profile of the student and their grade level.
Students receive support in-class and may also receive short-
term targeted support in small groups.
Students select a LOTE from the available options. Students
who cannot take their first, second or heritage language in
the school day are encouraged to take it through the HLP.
Middle School
All students are supported in developing academic language
skills as part of our learning programme.
Students who require additional support are supported in
developing academic and social language skills through a
co-teaching model. Language support for academic literacy
includes academic vocabulary, structuring academic writing,
and comprehension strategies.
For students who need intensified language teaching, we offer
short-term language instruction throughout the school day.
Students are encouraged to take their first language if it is
available within the school day. Alternatively they may select
a foreign language course from the available options. Students
who cannot take their first, second or heritage language in the
school day are encouraged to take it through the HLP.
High School
All students are supported in developing academic language
skills as part of our learning programme.
Within the Grade 9/10 Programme
Students who require additional support take an English
as an Additional Language course, to further develop
communicative competence in listening, reading, speaking
and writing, as well as their understanding of linguistic
concepts that support language learning. Students will take
a further English for Academic Purposes class, which runs
for two lessons per week and supports the students in the
development of their academic language and communicative
competence in other subjects. This may include developing
analytical and evaluative skills for students who will
transition into the English Literature and Language A course.
Students select an additional language. They are encouraged
to take their first or second language, and/or they may select
a foreign language course from the available options.
Grades 11 and 12 (IB Diploma)
We offer both English A (first language) and English B
(foreign language).
Students select an additional language. They are encouraged
to take their first language (Language A), and/or they
may select a foreign language course (Language B) from
the available options. If they choose to take Systems
Transformation for SL they can opt to take either language A
or language B.
For students who require additional or intensified support we
offer short term language instruction.