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Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

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Page 1: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

Bilingual education:MA in Teaching English to Young Learners

Faculty of EducationUniversity of Warsaw

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

Page 2: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

Overview of the presentation1. Rationale for the project2. Project aims and highlights3. Workshops and lectures4. Practicum

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

Page 3: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

Project rationaleTo prepare teachers who are knowledgeable about the needs of young learners and early language learning

(Cameron, 2001; Pinter, 2006; Enever, 2011; Szpotowicz, 2013; Szpotowicz, Campfield & Rycielska, 2014)

can provide students with meaningful language use and richer language exposure (Kuppens,2010; Lefever, 2010; Lindgren and Muñoz, 2012)

can cope with a variety of teaching contexts including language and content integration (Lyster, 2007;Met, 2008; Frigols Martin, 2011; Cammerata & Tedick, 2012)

understand the role of reflection in their learning and professional development (Richards & Lockhart, 1996; Farrell, 2013)

understand the role of collaboration as a way to educate children as well as a tool for professional growth (Richards & Farrell, 2005)

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

Page 4: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

Overarching theme

To create a professional community to support the process of learning to teach (Richards, 1998; Korthagen & Kessels, 1999; Richards & Farrell, 2011)

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Project participants:Students of the new Graduate Programme in Teaching English to Young LearnersTeachers:• English language teachers cooperating with elementary

education teachers• Elementary teachers cooperating with English language teachers• Teachers who teach both English language and elementary

education• Teachers from bilingual preschools and schools

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

Page 6: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

The Main Aims of the Project

• To increase the level of education by developing and launching the new graduate program in teaching English to young learners with special focus on content and language integrated learning and bilingual education.

• To increase the knowledge base and skills of 50 students and 15 teachers in the area of language education with special focus on CLIL, bilingual education, language assessment and information technology

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• To enrich the experiences of University of Warsaw Faculty by utilizing the Partners’ expertise in teacher education as well as by implementing new student teacher development tools such as Teaching Portfolio.

• To strengthen the transnational cooperation among Partner universities involved in teacher education: University of Warsaw, University of Jyväskylä, University of Ljubljana and Umeå University.

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Project highlights:

• developing the new MA program with the expertise of faculty from partner universities

• developing an educational platform entitled MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language including Teaching Portfolio

• completing five (5) study visits (2 visits to Finland, 2 to Slovenia, 1 to Sweden).

• organizing a series of workshops and lectures offered by Polish and International experts

• organizing an international conference in June 2015

Page 9: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

• Project information• Program and course information• Articles on theory and practice of English language teaching

focusing on young learners and young learner teachers• Student and faculty research from partner universities• Audio and video materials• Teaching materials• Teaching portfolio

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

The Platform

Page 10: Bilingual education: MA in Teaching English to Young Learners Faculty of Education University of Warsaw Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English

Workshops and lectures for students and cooperating teachers:

Introduction to CLILBilingual literacy and assessment of bilingual literacyUsing children literature in a language classroomLanguage assessment Developing tools for language assessment

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Workshops and lectures:• Learning disabilities and language learning• Teaching phonetics to young learners• Teacher Portfolio• Action Research• Teacher professional development

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Practicum:Connecting theory and practice

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

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Schools:All preschools and elementary schools interested in introducing CLIL to curriculum Open to provide opportunities to allow more language across preschool and elementary curriculum Bilingual preschools and schools

TeachersEnglish language teachers cooperating with elementary education teachersElementary teachers cooperating with English language teachersTeachers who teach both English language and elementary educationTeachers from bilingual preschools and schools

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Practicum hours in the Project:60 hours during this academic year (120 total during 2 years)30 hours of workshops led by the universitysupervisor 10 additional hours spent with an advisor and expert in the field (experienced teachers and academics from a variety of contexts including international schools, schools offering PYP, and others)

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During Practicum• Student teachers are working alongside

experienced language and elementary teachers

• Both students and teachers are planning and teaching using CLIL approach

• Advisors and supervising faculty are additional resources

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Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

THE PORTFOLIO

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The Learning Portfolio The Pedagogical CVA. Personal Statement (developed during the

course “Tools od reflective practice”)

1. Experiences of learning languages2. Experiences of learning content in a

second/foreign language3. Experiences of teaching4. What are your strengths as a teacher5. What are your weaknesses as a

teacher6. What are your personal goals for the

course

B. Portfolio areas:subject matter, pupil learning, individual needs and learner autonomy, instructional strategies, planning instruction, learning environment, assessment, communication, reflection and professional development, collaboration ethics and relationships

1. Resume2. Teaching Philosophy3. Teaching context4. Portfolio areas and selected exemplars based

on the Learning Portfolio (under construction)

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• created to help student teachers reflect on their past and present experiences

• designed to allow student teachers document the process of learning to teach

• linked to the modules and courses• moderated by academic teachers

The Learning Portfolio

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund

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• collection of teaching exemplars and artifacts demonstrating the teaching skills to supervisors, future employers and colleagues.

• based on the selected materials partly developed for the Learning Portfolio

• designed to create one’s portrait as a teacher, one’s beliefs and principles, plans for the future development, strengths and special interests

Pedagogical CV

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Cameron, L. (2001). Teaching Languages to Young Learners. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chambers, G. (1999). Motivating Language Learners. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters. Enever J. (2011). Early Language Learning in Europe. London, UK: The British Council.IBE (2013). Raport krajowy badania ESLC. Warszawa: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych.European Council. 2012. First European Survey on Language Competences – final report. Brussels.Kuppens, A.H. (2010). Incidental foreign language acquisition from media exposure. Learning, Media and Technology 35, 65-85.Lefever, S.C. (2010). English skills of young learners in Iceland. Paper presented at Menntakvika Conference, Reykjavik.Lindgren, E. & Munoz, C. (2012). The influence of exposure, parents, and linguistic distance on young European learners' foreign language comprehension. International Journal of Multilingualism, 1-25. PISA 2009 Results: Executive Summary. (2009). PISA, OECD Publishing.Pinter, A. (2006). Teaching Young Language Learners. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Szpotowicz, M. 2013. Language Achievements of Polish Young Learners: Evidence from the ELLiE Study. In: D.Gabryś-Barker, E. Piechurska, J. Zybert. Investigations in Teaching and Learning Languages. Springer.Szpotowicz, M., D. Campfield, L. Rycielska. Język angielski – czynniki wpływające na poziom umiejętności uczniów. In: Raport tematyczny z badania SUEK (unpublished IBE report)

Project Bilingual education. MA in teaching English to young learners as a second and foreign language co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund