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l.MA.AL.LDM-PLLE.24FS (Plurilingualism and Language Education) 
Module: Plurilingualism and Language Education
This information was generated on: 12 November 2025
No.
l.MA.AL.LDM-PLLE.24FS
Title
Plurilingualism and Language Education
Organised by
LA Master-Studiengang Angewandte Linguistik
Credits
6
Language of instruction
Englisch
Expected total study time
Total180.00 h
Status
Active

Description

Version: 2.0 start 01 February 2024
Kursbezeichnung Gewichtung
Pluilingualism and Language Education --
 
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Course: Plurilingualism and Language Education
No.
l.MA.AL.LDM-PLLE.24FS.K
Title
Plurilingualism and Language Education
Organised by
LA Master-Studiengang Angewandte Linguistik
Category
Lehrveranstaltung
Language of instruction
Englisch
Expected total study time
Total180.00 h

Description

Version: 4.0 start 01 February 2025
Learning objectives Attitude:
  • Students reflect on the terms plurilinguality and literacy in educational contexts and on their relation to first languages, foreign languages, second languages, school languages, professional languages, and languages of origin. They consider the overarching goal of language education to be the promotion of plurilingual resources and plurilingual competence profiles.
Knowledge:
  • Students are familiar with current research on plurilingualism. They know of and reflect on existing conceptual tools such as plurilingual frameworks, approaches, and curricula, as well as materials and best practices.
Skills:
  • Students are able to apply and develop conceptual tools in order to make plurilingual competences teachable and measurable. They can instruct others on how to design and implement educational materials and courses in a way that is target group-oriented and research-based.
Course content
  • Linguistic diversity, multilingual awareness and participation through language in educational contexts.
  • Plurilingualism and cognition.
  • Current approaches to the conceptualisation, measurement and promotion of plurilingual and pluricultural competences.
  • Reflecting on and justifying plurilingual pedagogical action, especially in the context of further training for language teachers.
Form of instruction Face-to-face teaching / supervised self-study / project work / coaching.
Performance assessment Development and theoretical justification of a concept for promoting plurilingualism, of educational materials or of an instrument for evaluation.

Grades (from 1 to 6) awarded at increments of 0.25.
Transversal Skills
  • Reflection on language and culture.
  • Ability to abstract and conceptualise.
  • Writing of concepts, curricula and instructional materials.
Course materials See Moodle
Course language English and German, taking into account the language resources of participants.
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