Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Teaching Theory and Practice Catalan/Spanish

Teaching Theory and Practice Catalan/Spanish
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Main language of instruction: Catalan

Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish

Teaching staff


Mrs. MACHAROWSKI, Milena - mmacharowski@uic.es

Catalan and Spanish Language and Literature Speciality
Prof. Milena Macharowski Garrahan: arranged hours. If you have not been able to come to class, you can send an email to the address mmacharowski@uic.es.

English Speciality
Prof. María de Gracia Rodríguez Fernández: arranged hours. If you have not been able to come to class, you can send an email to the address mdgrodriguez@uic.es.

Introduction

In this subject we are going to learn the need to know and explore which place and role have languages within the regulatory backgroud and framework of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE) within the walls of  schools, and in connection to the realities surrounding school and beyond, Europe and the rest of the world. On that account, it is imperative to know and design our teaching practice bearing in mind the regulatory and reference documents such as The language model of the education system. Language learning and use in a multilingual and multicultural educational environment (2018).

As a starting point, the contents, tasks and resources are all based in order to lead the future teaching practice towards the main aim of education which is to prepare students to live, interact and develop in a sociocultural environment that is diverse, complex, dynamic and difficult to predict. A context that requires the attainment of skills which will help them to live and participate in diverse and complex societies, and develop successfully in any personal, social, academic and professional field. Despite the ongoing unpredictable changes, one of the most relevant elements for the continued preparation of students remains their command of language, the tool which allows them to understand reality, express thought, emotions, reason, create, transmit knowledge and a certain point of view, understand the world, and interact with each other. Command of language and communicative competence, along with personal and emotional skills, is essential to carry out tasks with a strong cognitive component and to activate critical thinking, negotiate and explain knowledge to others, and do so in different languages. 

So, as future teachers of Catalan, Spanish or English as a first foreign language, you will be presented throughout the sessions with concepts and questions which belong to a variety of disciplines such as linguistics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition and neuroeducation.

Pre-course requirements

To be enrolled on the Master’s Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Education and Training, and Language Teaching at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC).

Objectives

English speciality   Providing students with experiences facilitating the build-up of new additional knowledge schemes on their prior mental scheme from linguistic and literary disciplines, by means of analysing a diversity of interpretations, schools and linguistic and literary theories; identifying some of the additional knowledge needed in the teaching and learning processes in Compulsory Secondary Education; identifying and applying the relevance of competencies and contents from the subject of English as a foreign language on the long-life learning of students as citizens of multilingual and multicultural realities; developing the concept of the Multilingual and multicultural transversal dimension from the Linguistic field (Decree 187/2015, 25th August, for establishing the Compulsory Secondary Education curriculum), based on a transversal approach to the teaching and learning of the languages of the school system, with the aim at designing meaningful and authentic teaching-learning situations in compulsory secondary education. But, moreover, we are going to reach a development in the priority of acquiring expertise in identifying and applying the wide range of methodologies and strategies in order to facilitate the access to linguistic and literary knowledge to each and every one of the prospective students bearing in mind their interests, needs, and abilities; and developing the needed abilities and strategies in order to proceed with a long-life teacher training in both language and foreign language acquisition, teaching and learning methodologies, resources as well as the teaching and learning experience in the broadest sense of the term. 

Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme

Basic competences

  • BC6: Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
  • BC7: That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and the ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
  • BC8: That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
  • BC9: That students know how to communicate their conclusions –and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them– to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
  • BC10: That students know how to apply the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous way.

General competences

  • GC2: Analyze and synthesize the information obtained from various environments in order to solve problems or conflict situations, to identify and define the significant elements that constitute a problem in order to solve it judiciously and effectively.
  • GC4: Present ideas orally and in writing, adapting to different communication styles and types of activities.
  • GC5: Organize and plan different types of activities, events and situations.
  • GC7: Express yourself in public and make presentations with digital support adapted to the different interest groups in the school context (teachers, families, students, etc.).

Transversal competences

  • TC1: Critically analyze personal work and use the appropriate resources and strategies for professional improvement.
  • TC3: Show ethical and responsible behavior as a citizen and as a professional.
  • TC4: Develop the ability to assess inequalities based on sex and gender, to design mechanisms to achieve real equality, avoiding biased and discriminatory interpretations.
  • TC5: Identify strategies to promote gender equality, equity and respect for human rights.
  • TC6: Promote inclusive situations and environments for Sustainable Development, creating effective, responsible and inclusive contexts at all levels.

Specific competencies

  • SC10: Determine the educational and cultural value of language and literature, their history and development in order to transmit a profound vision of them.
  • SC11: Identify issues related to linguistic contact and second language acquisition processes.
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  • CB06 - Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
  • CB07 - That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and the ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ​​study
  • CB08 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
  • CB09 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions - and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
  • CB10 - That students know how to apply the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a largely self-directed or autonomous way
  • CE10 - Determine the educational and cultural value of language and literature, its history and development in order to transmit a deep vision of them
  • CE11 - Identify issues related to language contact and second language acquisition processes
  • CG02 - Analyze and synthesize the information obtained from different environments in order to solve problems or conflict situations, to identify and define the significant elements that constitute a problem to solve it judiciously and effectively
  • CG04 - Present ideas orally and in writing, adapting to different communication styles and types of activities
  • CG05 - Organize and plan different types of activities, events and situations
  • CG07 - Express themselves in public and make presentations with digital support adapted to the different interest groups of the school context
  • CT01 - Critically analyze personal work and use the appropriate resources and strategies for professional improvement
  • CT03 - Show ethical and responsible behaviors as a citizen and as a professional
  • CT04 - Develop the ability to assess inequalities based on sex and gender, to design mechanisms to achieve real equality, avoiding partial and discriminatory interpretations
  • CT05 - Identify strategies to promote gender equality, equity and respect for human rights
  • CT06 - Promote inclusive situations and environments for Sustainable Development, creating effective, responsible and inclusive contexts at all levels

Learning outcomes of the subject

  1. recognise the complementary knowledge required for teaching and learning processes in secondary education and the baccalaureate (upper secondary);

  2. understand the educational and cultural value of Catalan, Spanish and English, and the content of these subjects as taught in Compulsory Secondary Education and the Baccalaureate;

  3. demonstrate the skills needed to undertake continuing training—both in the content and the pedagogy of Catalan/Spanish or English Language and Literature, and in the general aspects of the teaching role;

  4. identify the core knowledge encompassed by the linguistic and literary disciplines;

  5. analyse the significance of the different interpretations, currents and schools concerning linguistic and literary knowledge in these languages;

  6. apply methods and strategies for accessing linguistic and literary knowledge.

Syllabus

  1. The languages in the world: linguistic diversity. Typological affinity and genetic relationships among languages. 
  2. Types of writing systems.
  3. The text: linguistic construct and communicative entity.
  4. Linguistic contact and second language acquisition (resources).
  5. Language, cognition and culture: the linguistic representation of the world.
  6. Functions and roles of languages and linguistic variation. Social code-switching and language accommodation.
  7. Linguistic conflicts. The representation of languages: linguistic attitudes
  8. Language homogeneity and heterogeneity.

Teaching and learning activities

Online



Three different teaching methodologies are the basis of the subject: virtual theoretical and expository lessons, virtual practical lessons, and solving exercises or other questions; though it does not imply the three of them in each session. Hands-on and solving cases activities will stem from the theoretical framework provided by the compulsory and optional readings, students’ interests and needs.

1. CT- Virtual theoretical and expository course lessons:

  • These lessons are based on compulsory and recommendable readings and resources, where the teacher will guide the student in order to delve into those theoretical and conceptual-like questions, establishing connections with the legal framework of Compulsory Secondary Education in Catalonia, reference documents as well with. The future teaching practice and the diverse realities in the secondary schools around Catalonia.
  • At times, part of these lessons might respond to students’ contributions – doubts, experiences during the practicum, and other aspects,- stemmed from the readings and inferences as well as the current affairs; so as to provide a more meaningful, authentic and experience-based learning. 

2. CP- Virtual practical lessons:

  • These are designed to complement the theoretical lessons and revolve around learning situations and real-case scenarios to be solved as individual, pair or small group assignments.
  • These assignments might be part of the online session, with a turning-in time before the end of the session. However, sometimes they might imply additional further reflection with some time to complete as well as assignments which require a more elaborated and complex resolution and development with the help of further resources and bibliography. In this latter case, the assignment MUST be turned in within the deadline, previously available to the students.  

3. REC – Debates and forums: discussing on anecdotes and other questions:

  • These activities might be part of the session by means of students’ oral and written contributions on TEAMS or other different apps available, different from Moodle forum activities.
  • Other debates and discussion are Moodle forum activities which will be posted to be completed a priori o posteriorii of the session and these will be assessed according to previously shared criteria and indicators with the students. 

Evaluation systems and criteria

Online



Catalan and Spanish Speciality

In this subject there will be three assessment systems:

1. PA – Open question test (30% of the final mark). 

There will be two examinations during the cours.

  • An exam at the end of the first semester.
  • An exam at the end of the second semester.

2. PT – Online turning-in written assignments (35% of the final mark). 

  • Individual written assingments and oral presentations.
  • Written assingments and oral presentations in groups.

3. PF – Virtual forum and debate participation (35% of the final mark).

  • Attendance and participation in class will be valued in the continuous evaluation.
  • There will be two activities of critical reflection that will have to be exposed in class in order to promote the debate.

 

English speciality

In this subject there are three assessment systems:

1. PA – Open question tests (30% of the final mark).

  • The tests will take place after the 4th and 8th modules.

2. PT – Online turning-in written or video assignments (35% of the final mark). 

  • These assignments might be proposed during the sessions or as a follow-up previously announced and shared with the students. The turning-in might be during, shortly after or with a long-term deadline. 

PF – Virtual forum and debate participation (35% of the final mark). 

  • These debates will be part of the session development, at the beginning, middle or at the end of the session as follow-up assessment activity. 
  • The assessment criteria of each of the formative assessment activities will be previously described and shared with the students.

Bibliography and resources

Catalan / Spanish Language and Literature Speciality (Catalan / Spanish)

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English Speciality

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