Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Education

2024/2025

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Institute of Media

Course type:

Elective course

When:

2 year, 3 module

Instructor

Федорова Ксения Александровна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The processes of globalization are highly complex and influence the multi-layered structures of societies: economic, socio-cultural, political, linguistic and education aspects among others. A remarkable increase in global migration flows, especially over the last decade, required from the host countries to pay particular attention to the provision of equal education opportunities. Children of migrants, frequently not being (fluent) speakers of the official/national language(s) of the host country, need, and above all, have the right, to get access to good quality education. In addition, in today’s highly competitive labour-market, learning global/international languages (e.g. English) is seen as a necessity. How and at what age should children start learning an additional language (or languages)? Do bilingual/multilingual children perform better at school than their monolingual peers? Which language/education policies are successful and which are not? What challenges students and teachers face in a multilingual/multicultural classroom? What measures do educators, schools, communities need to take in order to make the multilingual and multicultural learning space more effective? The course Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Learning makes an attempt to provide answers to these and other related questions with reference to the latest research and discussion of different case studies. This coup you can find: https://www.coursera.org/learn/multilingual-multicultural-education , Denis Zubalov - university lecturer, course of HSE university.

Learning Objectives

• By the end of this course, you will be able to: - critically evaluate various teaching practices in multilingual and multicultural settings;
• By the end of this course, you will be able to: - critically evaluate various teaching practices in multilingual and multicultural settings; - critically evaluate various language policies and planning programmes implemented in multilingual education settings; - obtain valuable insights to better understand the learning needs of students in a multilingual/multicultural classroom; - apply the knowledge you will have gained in this course, in multilingual/multicultural classrooms; - obtain essential skills to deal with immigrant/minority language students. Do you have technical problems? Write to us: coursera@hse.ru
• The processes of globalization are highly complex and influence the multi-layered structures of societies: economic, socio-cultural, political, linguistic and education aspects among others. A remarkable increase in global migration flows, especially over the last decade, required from the host countries to pay particular attention to the provision of equal education opportunities. Children of migrants, frequently not being (fluent) speakers of the official/national language(s) of the host country, need, and above all, have the right, to get access to good quality education. In addition, in today’s highly competitive labour-market, learning global/international languages (e.g. English) is seen as a necessity. How and at what age should children start learning an additional language (or languages)? Do bilingual/multilingual children perform better at school than their monolingual peers? Which language/education policies are successful and which are not? What challenges students and teachers face in a multilingual/multicultural classroom? What measures do educators, schools, communities need to take in order to make the multilingual and multicultural learning space more effective? The course Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Learning makes an attempt to provide answers to these and other related questions with reference to the latest research and discussion of different case studies. This coup you can find: https://www.coursera.org/learn/multilingual-multicultural-education , Denis Zubalov - university lecturer, course of HSE university.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• - apply the knowledge you will have gained in this course, in multilingual/multicultural classrooms;
• - critically evaluate various language policies and planning programmes implemented in multilingual education settings;
• - obtain valuable insights to better understand the learning needs of students in a multilingual/multicultural classroom;

Course Contents

• Multilingual & multicultural education: introduction, historical development, concepts, dimensions
• Diversity and education: culture and language in a global world
• Multilingual & multicultural education for young children
• Policy and Planning in multilingual & multicultural education
• The teacher and the student in multilingual & multicultural education
• Practice in multilingual & multicultural learning space
• The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups
• Opportunities, challenges and paradigms in multilingual & multicultural education
• CONCLUSION

Assessment Elements

• Quiz 3
• Quiz 6
• Quiz 2
• Quiz 1
• Quiz 5
• Quiz 7
• Quiz 4
• Quiz 8

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 3rd module
  The final grade calculation rule is published on the online course page.

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Hyunjin Kim, & Ramon Casadesus-Masanell. (2013). Coursera. [N.p.]: Harvard Business Publishing Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2307077
• Горбенко, М. В., Горбенко, Т. И., & Атаманова, И. В. (2016). Первый опыт работы с онлайн-курсом “Инновации в промышленности: мехатроника и робототехника” на платформе COURSERA. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.516173AB

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Kamenetz, A. (2012). The Coursera Effect. Fast Company, (168), 98–118. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=78233155
• Горбенко, М. В., & Горбенко, Т. И. (2016). Первый опыт работы с онлайн-курсом “Инновации в промышленности: мехатроника и робототехника” на платформе COURSERA. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.7A4C2068

Authors

• Uvarov Fedor Maksimovich