Multilingual and multicultural education

obligatory courses

Classroom

This course enables students to understand and critically engage with language learning and teaching in institutional and non-institutional contexts with a particular focus on multilingual and multicultural settings, people, and institutions. The course explores the main concepts, theories, principles, controversies and ideologies in current multilingual and multicultural research and practice including: language education policies, the role of language as a learning tool and as a resource, developing pluriliteracies, the psychology of how learners learn their languages and literacies, multilingualism and cognition, multilingual digital literacies, multilingual identity in learners and teachers, multilingualism and status in the

classroom, and multilingualism, 'race', ethnicity and anti-discrimination.

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:

-at an advanced level conceptual and terminological apparatus in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism

-at an advanced level main directions of development and the most important achievements in the area of multilingualism and multiculturalism

-at an advanced level contemporary research trends in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism

-social, cultural and political issues in relation to the dilemmas of modern civilization

-relations between language and culture and religion sciences as well as sociology

-at an advanced level cultural diversity and its transformations, cultural identity, interaction and intercultural communication

-principles of creation and development of various forms of entrepreneurship

Skills: the graduate is able to:

-prepare written works in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism in English (including works bearing the features of a scientific text)

-search, analyse and utilise information using available sources

-recognize different genres of texts and conduct their in-depth analysis and interpretation using various methods

-argue substantively using the views of other authors and formulate conclusions

-integrate knowledge relevant to multilingualism and multiculturalism

-make a simple analysis of the consequences of processes taking place in contemporary societies

-independently develop and give an oral presentation on a selected topic in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism using source literature

-formulate, analyse and synthesise research problems in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism and select adequate methods and tools to solve these problems, present the developed issues using various forms and methods

-work independently and in a group to acquire knowledge and develop research skills in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism

-use the English language in speech and writing compliant with the requirements set out for the B2+ level according to CEFR

Social competences: the graduate is ready to:

-recognise the importance of knowledge and seek expert advice when problems arise

-critically assess knowledge and skills in the field of multilingualism and multiculturalism