Article (Scientific journals)
The development of initial teacher education focusing on multilingualisms: the innovative approach of Luxembourg
MAX, Charles
2011In ForumSprache, 5 (Ausgabe 05 / 2011), p. 59 - 78
Peer reviewed
 

Files


Full Text
2011_Max_ForumSprache.pdf
Publisher postprint (1.35 MB)
Request a copy

All documents in ORBilu are protected by a user license.

Send to



Details



Keywords :
teacher education; multilingualism; innovation
Abstract :
[en] This paper provides an overview of the innovative initial teacher education program ‘Bachelor en Sciences de l’Education’, which was launched in 2005 at the University of Luxembourg. Facing the challenges of a traditional multilingual curriculum, Luxembourg’s teaching professionals are facing multiple multilingualisms on a daily basis, stemming from diversified media-input, migration, commuting of parents and/or children and the divergent values attributed to languages within the national context. Therefore, teachers (in focus here: pre-primary, primary, lower secondary level) need to develop concepts, skills and tools for dealing with the realities of language and the learning of languages from a language integrated perspective. The paper presents the transdisciplinary architecture of the supportive and challenging initial teacher education (ITE) learning culture, i.e. the cultural-historical and sociocultural frameworks of the collaborative study approach and the innovative spaces for dialogue, meaning making and learning across boundaries. First hand experiences from the implementation of the program will elucidate horizontal forms of learning in a specific multilingual and multimodal ‘learning-for-teaching’ activity.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2011-314
Author, co-author :
MAX, Charles ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Languages, Culture, Media and Identities (LCMI)
Language :
English
Title :
The development of initial teacher education focusing on multilingualisms: the innovative approach of Luxembourg
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
ForumSprache
ISSN :
1868-0852
Publisher :
Hueber Verlag, Ismaning, Germany
Volume :
5
Issue :
Ausgabe 05 / 2011
Pages :
59 - 78
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Available on ORBilu :
since 09 January 2014

Statistics


Number of views
118 (4 by Unilu)
Number of downloads
3 (1 by Unilu)

Bibliography


Similar publications



Contact ORBilu