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This module explores understandings of multilingualism, and how this informs multilingual pedagogies and policies in different sectors of education, both private and state education, and from kindergarten through to higher education. It investigates how wider socio-political and economic contexts shape policies and practices in educational settings, inviting you to reflect on your own experiences of language learning and/or teaching. Throughout the module, you will be encouraged to draw on your linguistic repertoires and to consider how the ideas tackled speak to your own experiences of multilingualism. Please note it is not necessary to speak or to have studied a second language in order to participate in this module, as you will be encouraged to embrace a broad understanding of what multilingualism includes.听
Teaching delivery: 听
This module is taught in 10 weekly seminars, which will consist of an introductory lecture to the session topic, followed by seminar-style peer discussion and activities.听
Indicative Topics: 听
These are some of the areas to be covered in the module; these are indicative topics, based on module content in 2023/24, and may be subject to possible changes.听
- Multilingual education planning models in compulsory education globally鈥�
- Language policy and ideology in multilingual education planning听
- Supporting linguistic superdiversity in the compulsory sector (e.g.鈥疎nglish as an Additional Language in the UK)听
- Complementary schooling and language identity鈥�
- Multilingual and language learning pedagogies
- Researching multilingualism in education.听
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Module Aims: 听
The module aims to provide students with the following:鈥�
- Critical awareness of a range of contemporary debates concerning multilingual pedagogies and policies in different sectors of education.鈥�
- Deeper understanding of the ways in which socio-political and economic鈥痗ontexts shape multilingual policies and practices in education settings (e.g. migration and English as an Additional Language).鈥�
- Experience of applying theories and ideologies underpinning pedagogical practice in bi/multilingual education to their own context and field of interest.鈥�
Recommended readings:听
There will be compulsory, recommended and optional readings for each week鈥檚 topic. A sample of key readings include the following:听
Cenoz, J. 2013. Defining Multilingualism. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 33, pp.3-18.听
Kramsch, C. 2022. Afterword: The multilingual turn in language teacher education. Language and Education, 36(5), 467鈥�471.听
Wang, D. 2014. Profession or passion?: Teaching Chinese in London Chinese complementary schools. London Review of Education, 12(1), pp.34-49.听
Wawire, B.A. and Barnes-Story, A. 2023. Translanguaging for multiliteracy development: pedagogical approaches for classroom practitioners. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 26(2), pp.173-188.听
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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