| CODE | PRE4509 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Bilingual Education and Intercultural Competence | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Early Childhood and Primary Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce fourth year student-teachers to the wide-ranging definitions of bilingualism and will overview several bilingual education programmes around the world. The Maltese setting will be dealt with at some length, and the pedagogical functions of code-switching will be reviewed. The second part of the study-unit is dedicated to intercultural competence: definition; theoretical background; practical activities for classroom use. Study-unit Aims: To introduce student-teachers to definitions of bilingual education and intercultural competence; to expose them to a range of bilingual education programmes and to the theory supporting the development of intercultural competence; to help them familiarize themselves with Maltese research on bilingualism in education; and to train them to use activities for the development of intercultural competence in the classroom. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Define bilingual education and intercultural competence; 2. Read with a critical eye about different bilingual education programmes; 3. Comprehend the importance of code-switching in the classroom; 4. Appreciate intercultural competence. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Explain the context of bilingual education in Malta; 2. Describe the pedagogical functions of code-switching as a medium of instruction; 3. Give examples of bilingual education programmes around the world; 4. Be critical toward the cultural element in teaching at primary level; 5. Carry out classroom activities that lead to intercultural competence. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Baker, C. 1993. Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Baker, C. & Jones, S. 1998. Encyclopaedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Bialystok, E. (ed.) 1991. Language Processing in Bilingual Children. Cambridge: C.U.P. Camilleri, A. 1995. Bilingualism in Education. The Maltese Experience. Heidelberg: Julius Groos Verlag. Camilleri Grima, A. (Ed.) (2013) Language in Education in Malta. Special Issue, Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Vol. 16, No 5. Garcia, O. & Baker, C. (eds.). 1995. Policy and Practice in Bilingual Education. Extending the Foundations. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Heller, M. & Martin-Jones, M. (eds.) 2001. Voices of Authority: Education and Linguistic Diversity. Greenwich: Ablex Publishing Corporation. Dissertations Attard, C. & Spiteri, N. (1998) The Use of Maltese and English as Media of Instruction at Primary School Level (Year IV). B.Ed. dissertation. UoM. Baldacchino, A. (1996) L-Użu tal-Malti u l-Ingliż fl-Iskola Primarja – Analiżi ta’ Klassi. B.Ed. dissertation. UoM. Busuttil, F. (2001) A Language Across the Curriculum Policy for Bilingual Education. M.Ed. UoM. Buttigieg, L. (1998) Id-Djalett u l-Malti Standard: hemm xi problemi fit-tagħlim. M.Ed. UoM. Casha, T. (2006) Studju tal-kuntest lingwistiku djalettali f’għażla ta’ klassijiet tal-primarja f’Għawdex. B.Ed. dissertation. UoM. Schembri, R. (1999) Il-Malti u l-Ingliż bħala għodda ta’ komunikazzjoni fit-tagħlim fil-Fakultà ta’ l-Edukazzjoni. B.Ed. dissertation. UoM. A Reading Pack will also be provided. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Glorianne Borg Axisa Alfred Mallia Marilyn Mallia Anna Paris Andrea Young Esmeralda Zerafa |
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