[Edling] Call for Participation: International Project on Multilingualism and Teacher Education

Thu May 31 14:34:31 UTC 2018

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Would you like to…

  *   network with international emerging researchers from the field of multilingualism and teacher education?

  *   acquire more information on how teachers are prepared to deal with multilingualism in your own and other countries?

  *   learn about and apply methodologies of international comparative education?

Yes?

Then join our international project on multilingualism and teacher education!

What is the project all about?

The project aims to bring together emerging researchers from different countries in order to jointly research how teachers across Europe and beyond are prepared in dealing with multilingualism in their classrooms. Meeting the challenge of increasing (linguistic) diversity is a task for nearly all European education systems. In order to adequately address multilingual classrooms, teachers need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to handle and facilitate multilingualism. Multilingualism thus needs to be integrated into teacher education. This is realized in different ways in different countries, and even within countries that have different teacher education institutions. What can be observed is an increase in awareness and initiatives to meet the challenges of today’s heterogeneous classrooms. For instance, in Germany, the Ministry for Education and Research has provided major funding in order to raise the quality of teacher education (Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung[1]<file:///C:/Users/Francis/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/XKK5K6PG/Call%20for%20Participants_final.docx#_ftn1>) in which language education plays a central role.

The project proposed here aims to qualify and connect emerging researchers with regard to multilingualism and teacher education from an international perspective. Participants will research the situation in their own country and compare findings with approaches from other countries.

How will the project run?

The project will consist of two webinars and a face-to-face meeting in Hamburg (Germany). The first webinar will be on the background and challenges for teacher education in the context of multilingual classrooms. Three reform approaches to meet those challenges from Germany, Finland and England will be presented.

The second webinar will be on the methodology of comparing teacher education systems.

The webinars will be followed by a two-day face-to-face meeting where project participants will present the issues of multilingualism in teacher education from their own national perspectives. Furthermore, participants will work together to identify key features for a comparison between European systems. Strategies for a joint presentation at a European conference and a joint paper will be discussed.

What’s in it for you?

  *   Networking with international emerging researchers from the field of multilingualism and/or teacher education

  *   Deeper knowledge of how teachers are prepared for working multilingual classrooms in your own and other countries

  *   Deeper knowledge of and experience with methodologies of international comparative education

  *   A possible joint conference contribution at a European conference

  *   A possible joint publication

  *   Travel and accommodation costs to and from Hamburg for the face-to-face meeting will be covered

What’s expected from you?

  *   Motivation

  *   Reliability

  *   Ideas and engagement

  *   A scientific background in the area/s of multilingualism and/or teacher education

  *   Sufficient command of English since all communication and tasks will be conducted in English

Who’s behind this?

The project is organized by the University of Lüneburg (Germany) and the Coordination Office of Multilingualism and Language education<http://www.kombi-hamburg.de/index.html?lang=en>, located at the University of Hamburg (Germany) in cooperation with EERA’s (European Education Research Association) Network 31 on Language and Education<http://www.eera-ecer.de/networks/nw31/>.

Timeline:

14 September 2018, 11:00h   Webinar on background and challenges for teacher education regarding multilingual classrooms

01 October 2018, 11:00h        Webinar on the methodology of comparing teacher education systems in different countries

07 and 08 November 2018     Face-to-face meeting in Hamburg (@University of Hamburg)

Afterwards                               Preparation of symposium, preparation of publication

If you want to join the project please apply by 30 June 2018 by sending

  *   Your name and affiliation

  *   A short summary of your scientific background, research interests and current research projects (e.g. topic of doctoral thesis)

  *   A paragraph describing your motivation to join the project

to kombi at uni-hamburg.de

We look forward to working and discussing with you!

Antje Hansen, Dr. Sarah McMonagle (KoMBi, University of Hamburg), Dr. Tobias Schroedler (ProfaLe, (University of Hamburg), Svenja Hammer (University of Lüneburg)

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[1]<file:///C:/Users/Francis/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/XKK5K6PG/Call%20for%20Participants_final.docx#_ftnref1> Information about the initiative (in German)  https://www.bmbf.de/de/qualitaetsoffensive-lehrerbildung-525.html

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