Postgraduate Course: Bilingualism and Other Additional Support Needs (EDUA11251)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A child or young person's language and cultural background must be taken into account when assessing for additional support needs and when interpreting these assessments. Frequently, a child¿s development in the first language (when s/he is being brought up as a simultaneous bilingual), and in the second language reveal features which can be misinterpreted as a language deficiency or delay, as indicators of a hearing impairment or a specific learning difficulty. Similarly, difficulties experienced when accessing the curriculum through an additional language can be mistaken for a general or specific learning difficulty. Such misinterpretations are most likely to occur in contexts where bilingualism is viewed in subtractive and deficit terms. This course explores these issues critically and provides students with the opportunity to analyse, adapt and add to, professional practice so that assessment, diagnosis and support practices and the principles underlying them do not discriminate against bilingual learners. |
| Course description |
This blended learning course (24 hours) is delivered every two years and is organised into 8 x 3 hour units. Units 1, 3, 5 and 7 are taught on campus and Units 2, 4, 6 and 8 are e- learning.
Unit 1 Inclusion and the context for discussion of bilingualism and other ASN
Unit 2 Language needs or learning needs?
Unit 3 Identification and Assessment
Unit 4 Bilingual learners causing concern: asking questions
Unit 5 Bilingualism and Dyslexia
Unit 6 Gathering Evidence
Unit 7 Planning support, curriculum access and resources
Unit 8 Other Additional Support Needs
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- LO 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the interplay between additional language acquisition and other learning needs
- LO 2 Apply critical analysis of formal and informal assessments of bilingual learners, taking into account their language proficiencies, biliteracy development and cultural background.
- LO 3. Employ a hypothesis-testing approach to the analysis of evidence regarding a bilingual learner¿s language development, learning and behaviour
- LO 4. Critically evaluate current approaches to the support of children and young people with other additional support needs with reference to different cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- LO 5. Make informed professional judgements about the assessment, support and inclusive practices of bilingual learners
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Reading List
Core texts for this course are:
Baker, C. (2011) Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (5th edition)
Clevedon : Multilingual Matters.
Cummins, J. (2000) Language, Power and Pedagogy : Bilingual Children in the Crossfire Clevedon : Multilingual Matters
Frederickson, N. & Cline, T. (2009) Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity (2nd edition). Buckingham: Open University Press.,
Martin D. (2009) Language Disabilities in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research and Enquiry: Course participants will be able to search for, evaluate and critically use information to develop their knowledge and understanding
Communication: Course participants will be able to use effective communication to articulate their skills and practice through self-reflection
Personal Effectiveness: Course participants will be able to work collaboratively and effectively with others, capitalising on their different thinking, experiences and skills to further their own learning
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| Keywords | Bilingualism,Additional Support Needs (SEN),English as an Additional Language (EAL) |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Andy Hancock
Tel: (0131 6)51 6635
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Course secretary | Mrs Susan Scott
Tel: (0131 6)51 6573
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