OJUA2041 Language in Learning Environments (5–6 cr)
Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Teacher Education
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028
Description
- understanding organizational cultures through schoolscape
- basic methods in schoolscape research
- understanding how interaction takes place in various schoolscape settings
- community planning and negotiation/contestation of schoolscapes
- current trends in learning environment design
- developing schoolscape-aware pedagogies
Learning outcomes
Upon completing of the course the student will be able to
- critically study and interpret physical learning environments (that is, schoolscapes)
- construct and express their view on the impact of physical learning environments on interaction, with a special regard to multilingual interaction
- build strategies for the conscious design and development of physical learning environments in their own teaching practice
Study materials
Chiles, Prue & Leo Care (eds. 2015). Building schools: key issues for contemporary design. Birkhäuser.
Dudek, Mark (2015). Schools and Kindergartens: A Design Manual. Birkhäuser.
Laihonen, Petteri & Tamás Péter Szabó (eds. 2018). Studying the visual and material dimensions of education and learning. Linguistics and Education, Vol. 44. [Special issue]
Articles to be announced.
Completion methods
Method 1
Description:
Participation in contact teaching and/or independent study, learning assignments and/or exam. Mode of completion to be specified in the Study Programme.
Evaluation criteria:
Active participation in teaching and completing and passing learning assignments/exam.
Modules 1, 2 and 4 are compulsory.
Select NaN parts
Parts of the completion methods
x
Module 1, self-study of course units (1 cr)
Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Teaching
9/17–12/31/2024 Contact teaching, Module 1, self-study of course units
2/18–5/25/2025 Contact teaching, Module 1, self-study of course units
x
Module 2, work in reading circle (1 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
Pass - fail
Language:
English
Teaching
9/17–12/31/2024 Contact teaching, Module 2, work in reading circle
2/18–5/25/2025 Small group teaching, Module 2, work in reading circle
x
Module 4, group project work (3 cr)
Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Teaching
9/17–12/31/2024 Contact teaching, Module 4, group project work
2/18–4/29/2025 Contact teaching, Module 4, group project work
x
Module 3, literature review on chosen topic (elective) (1 cr)
Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English