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Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development
at FutureLearn
Discover the benefits of multilingualism to enhance your practice in classroom, clinical, and home settings.
Duration | 3 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,205 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
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- On this three-week course, learners will gain the skills to support and nurture multilingual children
- Learners will develop their knowledge of how young children learn to understand and produce spoken language
- The course provides a platform for inter-professional dialogue between teachers and SLTs to help transform working practice so that multilingual children can reach their full potential
- Learners will see how languages are valued and cherished in practice as they hear from a teacher and SLT who share their experiences in overcoming challenges
- Throughout the course, learner will develop a profile of a fictional child, and use it to plan an advocacy or support strategy that can take back to your classroom or clinic
- Finally, learner will be encouraged to reflect on three actions you can take as the first steps towards putting this learning into practice in their own professional setting
Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development at FutureLearn Curriculum
Understanding Multilingual Children's Language Development
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Multilingualism and Identity
What is multilingualism?
The range of multilingual experience
Multilingualism and identity
Review and reflect
Language development and multilingualism
Being multilingual
Mechanisms of language development in multilingual children
Mechanisms of phonological development, word learning and role of decoding
Discourse level development
Review and reflect
Putting it into practice
When languages interact
Quantity and quality of language input
Putting it into practice
Review and what's next?
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