| CODE | LHA5008 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Ir-Riċerka Pedagoġika fil-Klassi tal-Malti / Pedagogical Research in the Maltese Classroom | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Languages and Humanities Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on a number of research studies, primarily carried out in Maltese language classrooms. The research topics covered will be varied to encompass a wide range of issues that a teacher of Maltese needs to be aware of, such as: introducing literacy in Maltese; the use of Maltese as a medium of instruction in non-language subjects; learner autonomy in Malta; Maltese dialects in education; using resources in Maltese language teaching, teaching Maltese to foreigners, among others. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are for student-teachers to: - Become aware of the range of research carried out in Maltese language classrooms; - Become familiar with applications of research results to the daily life in a Maltese language classroom. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will: - Be able to give information about research carried out in Maltese language classrooms. - Be able to explain the applicability of research results to daily classroom realities. - Be aware of the many areas of Maltese pedagogy that still need to be researched. - Have knowledge about a number of research methodologies already applied in the Maltese classroom and other methods of research not yet tapped. - Be motivated to carry out classroom research themselves. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Look up research published locally and internationally and identify results that have a bearing on Maltese realities. - Discuss the research methodology and the results obtained in various studies. - Give oral presentations about research with a pedagogical stance. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Sammut, Rita (2009) The Design and Evaluation of a Maltese Reading Scheme. M.Ed. (University of Malta). - Sammut, Rita (2015) 'The design of a Maltese Literacy Programme for the Early Years, MRER 9, 1, 5-23. - Camilleri Grima, A. (2007) 'Pedagogy for Autonomy, teachers' attitudes and institutional change: a case study', in L. Sercu and M. Jimenez Raya (eds.) Challenges in Teacher Development: Learner Autonomy and Intercultural Competence. Frankfurt: Peter Lang, pp.81-102. - Camilleri Grima, A., Buttigieg, L. & Xerri, J. (2013) 'Gozitan dialects in the classroom and language awareness for learner empowerment', in the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 16, 5, 589-6-1. - Camilleri Grima, A. 2015, "Malta: Bilingual Education for Self-Preservation and Global Fitness" in Building Bilingual Education Systems: Forces, Mechanisms and Counterwieghts, ed. Mehisto, P. & Genessee, F., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 217-226. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: A first cycle degree with a main area of study (70 ECTS credits) in Maltese, which must include a minimum of 25 ECTS credits in taught study-units in Maltese language and linguistics, and 25 ECTS credits in Maltese literature, provided that for courses commencing in October 2016 only, the main area of study must include a minimum of 20 ECTS credits in taught study-units in Maltese language and linguistics, and 20 ECTS credits in Maltese literature. | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Antoinette Camilleri Grima |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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