Syllabus

• Week 1

  Plurilingualism and pluriliteracies

  • Welcome to the course

    This set of steps will introduce you to the teaching team and inform you what is involved in the course.

  • What is plurilingualism?

    Professor Do Coyle from the University of Edinburgh discusses plurilingualism and pluriliteracies.

  • Plurilingualism in language teaching and learning

    Here we will consider why plurilingualism is fundamental to language teaching and learning.

  • What are pluriliteracies?

    Here we will examine what we mean by a pluriliteracies approach to language learning and teaching.

  • Pluriliteracies in action

    Here we will consider some examples of a pluriliteracies approach in the classroom.

  • Review and reflect

    Here we review what we have covered this week.

• Week 2

  Diversity

  • Recognising language and cultural diversity in our lives

    This week we will examine how to celebrate and support linguistic and cultural diversity.

  • Language and Identity

    Here we will examine what frames our identity and sense of who we are.

  • Recognising the importance of valuing linguistic and cultural diversity

    Here we will consider the role different languages play in the lives of individuals.

  • Valuing linguistic and cultural diversity in classrooms

    Here we will examine how we can value diversity in our classrooms.

  • Review and reflect

    Here we will look back at what we've covered this week.

• Week 3

  Policy and Legislation

  • What is progress in language learning?

    In this section we will look at the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and examine how it may help us to monitor our level of language and progress in our learning.

  • What types of 'competences' do we need in language learning?

    Here we will consider what different types of knowledge and skills may be needed as we consider language learning and teaching holistically.

  • How does our previous learning experience influence us today?

    Here we will consider how the way we learned languages in the past may impact on how we teach them in the present.

  • Alternative perspectives in policy

    Here we consider the ACTFL's policy structure as well as Scotland's 1+2 policy.

  • Review and reflect

    Here we will look back at what we've covered this week.

• Week 4

  Transformative Pedagogies

  • Transformative Pedagogies

    Transformative practices challenge individuals to consider how they see themselves and others, and how they might engage in and contribute to society.

  • Taking storytelling further

    Here we will consider storytelling in more detail.

  • Participation in the languages classroom

    Here we will consider how pupils can develop agency through the use of languages in the daily life of the classroom.

  • Review and reflect

    Reflecting on what we have covered this week.

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