Browse Hierarchy EDUC7020: Multilingual Learners

This module focuses on children in English-speaking schools, whose first language is not English. It aims to draw on current practice, research, case studies, websites and professional networks, enabling students to: Analyse the development of children in second languages settings: case study analysis Identify theories of bilingualism, translanguaging and dynamic language Appreciate the links between first and second language, identity and self-esteem: the emotional experiences of the EAL child Evaluate teacher, teacher assistant, parent, and whole school responses to the EAL child Theorise practice and pedagogy: what beliefs, theories and attitudes to language and the EAL learner underpin teacher choices? Evaluate and critically compare policies connected with the teaching, learning and integration of the EAL child into the mainstream school Evaluate, adapt and create resources and materials for their fit with the needs of the EAL child