Course overview
In this course, students will develop an understanding of the concepts of language, culture and learning and their interrelationship in teaching languages in schools. Students will investigate how knowledge of language and culture is developed in learning an additional language and will explore how principles of intercultural language teaching and learning apply in diverse education contexts.
Course learning outcomes
- Investigate concepts of languages, cultures and learning and their interrelationship
- Evaluate how language is used in social, cultural and intercultural practices
- Analyse experiences of language learning in diverse contexts of teaching
- Apply principles of intercultural language teaching to their own practice in school settings