PED141 Pedagogics 1: Teacher Education for Bilingual Students
- ECTS Credits:
- 30
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Humanities and Education
- Course Leaders:
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- Helen Margrethe Voreland Eikeland
- Lene Cherize Haugland Sirevåg
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- Norwegian.
- Duration:
- 2 terms
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Bachelor's Programme in Bilingual Education, Bachelors Programme
Teaching language
Norwegian.Prerequisites
Ecquivalent to the programme as in NUCAS
Recommended prerequisites
A background in teacher education or other higher education from the student's country of origin is recommended.
Good command of spoken and written Norwegian.
Course contents
The mandate and functions of teaching as a profession is focused. Didactical and ethical skills, as well as management, will be central. Emphasis will be placed on the professional knowledge and skills of the bilingual teacher in a multicultural school. This includes competence in inclusion and diversity, the understanding of various cultures, and how one can interact in society irrespectively of different linguistic and cultural background. The course deals with the pupils’ development of basic skills. Focus is placed on the implications of having Norwegian as a second language, and theories on language formation. There will be an emphasis on the students’ development of professional digital skills
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has knowledge about:
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The mandate and functions of teaching as a profession
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Didactical work
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Questions related to the ethics of the profession
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Class management
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Norwegian as a second language and Norwegian and the native language from a comparative perspective
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Theories of language learning, vocabulary and word formation in Norwegian
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Culture and understanding culture in a multi-linguistic and multicultural society
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The teacher’s meeting with the diversity of religions and views on life in schools
Skills
The student is able to
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Plan, implement and assess teaching and learning
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Lead the pupils’ learning processes
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Justify didactical choices
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Reflect upon the implications of having Norwegian as a second language and the relation between the mother tongue and the Norwegian language
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Reflect upon the implications of being a multicultural school and society, and having multicultural competence
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General competence
The student
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Has knowledge about the teacher’s functions and mandate in school and society with the existing frame factors and national curriculum as the starting point
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Is able to reflect upon the dialogue with pupils and their parents about the pupils’ learning and development
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Has knowledge about and is able to discuss ethical questions, didactical consequences, challenges and possibilities in a school characterized by linguistic, cultural and religious diversity
Examination requirements
Completed and passed 20 days of supervised and assessed practice.
Three compulsory assessments and a practice report must be assessed as a pass.
Attendance requirement: 75% at mandatory meetings
Teaching methods
The teaching will be based on gatherings, three in the autumn semester and four in the spring semester. Between gatherings at UiA the students will work with subject matter individually and in groups. Central work methods are lectures, seminars, oral presentations, self-study, group discussions, teaching practice and documentation of completed practice activities.
Assignments and approval of three work tasks, one of which must be related to the practice period. Oral presentation after the practice has been completed. Practice report.
The workload is estimated at about 800 hours.
Evaluation
The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio of 3 assignments (1 group, 2 individual). Counts 60% towards the final grade.
Oral examination. Counts 40% towards the final grade.
Graded assessment.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
Course | Reduction of Credits |
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PED409 – School Knowledge for Non-Norwegian Teachers | 30 |
PED222 – School and Pre-school Knowledge for Non-Norwegian Teachers | 30 |