Building on Language Diversity with Young Children

Download or read book Building on Language Diversity with Young Children written by Andrew Hancock and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across Europe there is increasing concern that children from migrant families frequently under-perform in state school systems. The situation makes high demands on nursery and primary teachers whose initial and continuing professional development requires appropriate re-evaluation. The Socrates-Comenius project TESSLA with experts in Estonia, France, Germany, Sweden, Turkey and the UK presents courses that comprise the relevant subject areas: bilingual language acquisition, intercultural and language awareness, language assessment, literacy development and parental involvement. Teacher educators are also provided with a discussion of appropriate methodologies, including problem-based and online learning.