Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE AT PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | LAN102 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | •The conditions of infants: The language knowledge, the psychological, social, and linguistic conditions, the official specifications of language teaching. •The teaching methodology: The communicative-functional methodological principle according to which the infant acquires his/her native language, activities of language teaching. •The teaching of oral speech: Characteristics of oral speech, phonetics and phonology, phonological awareness, activities of oral speech. •The teaching of language structure: The concept of language structure, the teaching of language structure in pre-primary education, activities of language structure. •Literature as language genre and its teaching: Linguistics and literature, language and literature as history and as social and cultural products, creativity and diversity in language, language and literature as arts, literary and non-literary language in teaching, activities of literature. •The teaching of reading: The concept of reading, teaching reading in nursery school, activities of reading. •The teaching of writing: Characteristics of written language, teaching writing in nursery school, literacy, multiliteracies, activities of writing. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
The teaching consists of lectures that provide the theoretical background, discussions of language teaching in pre-primary education, presentations of activities of language teaching, and research by the students. The criteria for selecting the specific activities, techniques and materials are based on the philosophy and principles of teaching the functional use of language. The preparation of research project aims to further develop the pedagogical and research skills of students, develop critical thought and to prepare them for the teaching practice. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |