Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Education

National Research University Higher School of Economics

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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.

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.

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English

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Denis Zubalov

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School of Philology, HSE

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National Research University Higher School of Economics

National Research University - Higher School of Economics (HSE) is one of the top research universities in Russia. Established in 1992 to promote new research and teaching in economics and related disciplines, it now offers programs at all levels of university education across an extraordinary range of fields of study including business, sociology, cultural studies, philosophy, political science, international relations, law, Asian studies, media and communicamathematics, engineering, and more.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week

Week 1

1 hour to complete

Multilingual & multicultural education: introduction, historical development, concepts, dimensions

This module will introduce you to the basic concepts of diversity in education, describe the way multilingual education developed throughout the history, and present its dimensions.

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 30 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

7 videos

About the University1m

Course Promo1m

Intro lecture5m

Diversity in education4m

Development of multilingual and multicultural education4m

Dimensions of multicultural education5m

Culture in education5m

1 reading

About the University10m

1 practice exercise

Multilingual & multicultural education: introduction, historical development, concepts, dimensions30m

Week

Week 2

1 hour to complete

Diversity and education: culture and language in a global world

This module will present you the historical background of multilingual education in the UK, USA, and Canada and show the way it is realized in the modern era.

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 44 min)

7 videos

Diversity in education6m

Bilingual education in the modern era5m

Multilingual education in Canada4m

Heritage language teaching6m

European multilingual education7m

Content and language interactive learning5m

Multilingual education in the UK8m

1 practice exercise

Diversity and education: culture and language in a global world30m

Week

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Multilingual & multicultural education for young children

This module will introduce you to the basic ideas of Early and Late Second Language Learning, as well as give an insight into language immersion programmes for young children.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 38 min)

6 videos

Multilingual education for young children5m

The earlier the better?7m

Dual language learners5m

Bilingual advantage4m

Primary school5m

Goals of multicultural education for young children9m

1 practice exercise

Multilingual & multicultural education for young children30m

Week

Week 4

1 hour to complete

Policy and Planning in multilingual & multicultural education

This module will show you the correlation between power and ideology and language policies and analyze the factors that contribute to the formation of language policy and planning in education.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 35 min)

6 videos

Policy and planning in multilingual education5m

European policy of intercultural education7m

Issues of power and ideology5m

Types of educational language policies7m

Language rights4m

Linguistic human rights and diversity5m

1 practice exercise

Policy and Planning in multilingual & multicultural education30m

Week

Week 5

1 hour to complete

The teacher and the student in multilingual & multicultural education

This module will analyze the role of a teacher in a multilingual and multicultural classroom, evaluate teacher education in Europe and in North/South America and distinguish between different models of bilingual education.

1 hour to complete

10 videos (Total 42 min)

10 videos

The teacher in multilingual education6m

Teacher preparation3m

Teacher education in Europe4m

Teacher education in North America3m

Teacher education in South America2m

The student in multilingual education2m

Bilingual primary education4m

Bilingual secondary education3m

Bilingual secondary education 25m

Translanguaging to learn3m

1 practice exercise

The teacher and the student in multilingual & multicultural education30m

Week

Week 6

1 hour to complete

Practice in multilingual & multicultural learning space

This module will analyze the role of parents and community in multilingual learning.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 29 min)

6 videos

Multilingual learning space4m

Barriers to parental involvement2m

Community promoting parental involvement4m

Multiliteracies in education3m

Research overview: bilingualism and creativity7m

Bilingual and creative education6m

1 practice exercise

Practice in multilingual & multicultural learning space30m

Week

Week 7

1 hour to complete

The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups

This module will help you understand the complexities of minority group education and present educational programmes that contribute to equal education opportunities.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 35 min)

6 videos

The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups5m

Citizenship education4m

Factors affecting academic outcomes12m

Language education of indigenous people3m

Monoglossic language ideologies5m

Heteroglossic language ideologies4m

1 practice exercise

The education of ethnic and cultural minority groups30m

Week

Week 8

1 hour to complete

Opportunities, challenges and paradigms in multilingual & multicultural education

This module will assess paradigms and prognose future directions in multilingual/multicultural education.

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 29 min)

6 videos

Opportunities and challenges in multilingual settings4m

Opportunities and challenges for teachers and students3m

Recommendations for higher education institutions2m

Recommendations for national/regional authorities4m

Paradigms in multicultural education9m

Future directions in multilingual and multicultural education4m

1 practice exercise

Opportunities, challenges and paradigms in multilingual & multicultural education30m

Week

Week 9

1 hour to complete

CONCLUSION

The time has come to see how much you have learned during the course.

1 hour to complete

1 practice exercise

Final quiz30m

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Introduction to Multilingual and Multicultural Education