Unit name | Current issues in language, education and global mobility |
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Unit code | EDUCM0098 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Sharples |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Why is this unit important?
Education is an increasingly global endeavour. At one scale, multilingualism and pupil mobility are increasingly seen as "normal" aspects of schooling, reflecting the increasing diversity of our classrooms. At another, international assessments like PISA and TIMSS, which compare performance between jurisdictions, are increasingly influential in national education policy. Calls to diversify and decolonise our curricula resonate but do not offer easy paths forward. This unit ranges widely: each week, we put language, education and global mobility into new combinations so that we can more deeply understand the role they play in society.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
This unit asks you to think deeply about the global mobility of people, resources, ideas and technologies, and how these can be harnessed for innovative practice. It features lecture-style and practical workshop activities, organised in weekly seminars that help you apply your new understanding to your own interests. It is open to students on different programmes and you will likely work with classmates with different interests and experience.
Unit aims:
An overview of content
This unit examines the relationship between language, education and global mobility. It uses case studies from a wide range of settings: formal and informal education, adult and compulsory, to explore those relationships. Students will gain a much deeper understanding of the crucial role that language and the global mobility of people, resources and ideas play in education.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
This unit asks students to think deeply about the global mobility of people, resources, ideas and technologies, and how these can be harnessed for innovative practice. It helps them to think critically about their teaching and extends the learning done in the TB1 core units.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this unit, a successful student will be able to:
Each week you will participate in a lecture and a seminar. We will also provide weekly reading and support materials (e.g. videos, blogs, quizzes). There will be weekly study-group activities to help you connect the interdisciplinary content to your own interests.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
Instructor feedback (oral and written) on students' work will be provided through tutorials and informally through classroom discussions and presentations. Self-reflection and peer-to-peer collaboration is also used to encourage engagement with theory and practice.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Students will be asked to choose either:
(a) a negotiated assignment (essay) of 3,000 words exploring professional aspects of language and education, informed by both current scholarship in global mobility and language education, and the development needs of a specific curricular context (ILOs 1,2,3). 100%
Or:
(b) an outline proposal of 3,000 words for an empirical research study addressing current theoretical or curricular issues in language and education, informed by current scholarship in global mobility. This should include a focused literature review, research questions and procedures for data collection and data analysis (ILOs 1,2,3). 100%
When assessment does not go to plan
When a student fails the unit and is eligible to resubmit, failed components will be reassessed on a like-for-like basis. Students will resubmit a revised version of the original work.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. EDUCM0098).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.