6852 - Teaching and Learning II - Language and Reading Development
Course information
Title
Teaching and Learning II - Language and Reading Development
Course number
6852.22
Academic year
2024-2025
ECTS
10.00
Level
Bachelor
Faculties
Education
Educations
BEd in Primary and Lower Secondary Education
Prerequisites
A student of teacher education in the Faculty of Education, the University of the Faroe Islands
Language of instruction
Faroese
Registration
Students of Bachelor of Education in Primary and Secondary Lower Education are automatically enrolled
Beginning date
Monday, January 20, 2025
End date
Friday, May 30, 2025
Academic content
Purpose
The purpose of this course is to give the student knowledge about language acquisition and the development of reading skills - and an insight into the importance that language acquisition has for the reading development of pupils in primary school. Through the course, the student will also practise his own handwriting (on paper and blackboard) and gain knowledge of how pupils in primary school develop good handwriting
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, students must be able to: • describe basic factors in a child's language acquisition • explain the importance that language development has for the development of reading skills • explain basic concepts that are used when talking about reading skills and early learning in reading • describe and evaluate teaching material that is used in the primary classes in Faroese. In addition, the student must be able to • write clearly on paper • write clearly on the board • show with examples how the school's youngest pupils acquire legible and distinct handwriting
Content
The course is in two main parts: Part I: - Language acquisition and language development - Language development as a prerequisite for reading skills - Reading, reading habits and reading competences - Supporting teaching material in Faroese as a teaching subject Part II: - The teacher's handwriting - The pupils' handwriting
Learning and teaching approaches
Lectures, teamwork, case work, discussion groups, tasks to be solved individually, various writing and drawing exercises, individual presentations, presentations in groups.
Assessment
Assessment method
Active participation. The students must solve specific study tasks in the course. The study tasks/products are collected in a portfolio, which must be presented when the course ends
Examination (internal/external)
Internal
Grading scale
Passed/Failed
Exam date/dates
The assessment will be made in Week 22 in 2025
Deadline for withdrawal from exam
Monday, January 20, 2025
Academic responsibility and teachers
Academic responsibility
Eyð Berghamar Steinbjørnsdóttir
Teachers
Eyð Berghamar Steinbjørnsdóttir
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