Create great teaching opportunities in your culturally diverse classroom
Today’s cultural diversity means there can be several languages in a single primary school classroom. That can pose a teaching challenge, but it also offers some great learning opportunities.
On this four-week course from the Scottish Council of Deans Languages Group in conjunction with the University of Glasgow, you’ll learn how to maximise the advantages these situations offer whilst celebrating and supporting the languages within your classroom.
Witness the transformative power of plurilingualism and pluriliteracies
Plurilingualism and pluriliteracies refer to the ways in which languages can be learned and used not only to communicate but also to make meaning in thematic or subject areas. With a focus on multimodality and relevant language resources, pluriliteracies take account of how school children - with scaffolding - can use other languages as well as their first to broaden and deepen their understanding of the world.
Harness the learning power of language and cultural diversity
You’ll also learn how to use different language exchanges as scaffolds for more linguistic teaching, evaluating the aims of 21st-century language learning and developing your knowledge of language learning strategies.
By the end of the course, you’ll have a firm grasp on current language pedagogy and will feel confident in delivering effective, engaging lessons.
Develop shared resources along with language pedagogy
Throughout the course, you’ll also get to collaborate on resources and develop your own ideas.
You’ll be actively engaged from the moment you start, creating a better learning experience for you and ensuring you are able to create better language learning strategies and experiences for your students in turn.
This course is designed for students training to be primary school teachers, and for qualified teachers who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of language learning.
