OJUA2021 Key Considerations in Intercultural and International Education (5 cr)
Description
This course provides insights into different educational curricula, as well as linguistically and culturally sensitive pedagogy. This course critically considers experiences of education from a variety of perspectives and in different contexts, as well as seeking a better understanding of the demands teachers, pupils and educational communities face in periods of transition and change. An important part of the course addresses the development on intercultural, multilingual communities.
Competence development:
This course specifically promotes pedagogical competence through the critical examination of different forms of bilingual education, communicative and interactional competence through the development and implementation of bilingual materials, intellectual competence through the critical engagement with research on bilingual education, and ethical competence through the better understanding of the role of language education in relation to individual and community needs.
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course, students should be able to:
- recognize different ways in which educational cultures develop and inform the experiences of students
- sensitively and appropriately share information and ask questions regarding educational cultures and experiences of education
- to draw on the linguistic and cultural repertoires of students as resources for educational activities and community development
Study materials
Are available in the Moodle learning platform for the course. Key course texts include:
Hayden, (2006) Introduction to International Education: International Schools and their Communities, Thousand Oaks, Calif; London: Sage. ISBN: 9781847878618.
Cazden, C. B. (2001). The language of teaching and learning. ISBN: 0-325-00378-5.