MOOC 2 – secondary

This course is brought to you by a team of experienced researchers and educators from Spain, Germany, and Poland. Our international team brings together insights from different European perspectives, allowing us to offer a comprehensive view of bilingual and multilingual education within the area of content and language teaching and learning with diverse learners in multilingual and multicultural contexts.

In the course we will explore how language learning can be integrated with subject content teaching to create engaging and effective learning environments for students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Throughout the course, you’ll benefit from our practical experience in classrooms as well as research findings. We’ll share evidence-based approaches for fostering multilingualism and supporting learners in developing both language skills and subject knowledge simultaneously.

This course consists of 5 weeks work and is related to content classes taught in a majority language in a multilingual and multicultural context.

The different perspectives discussed include:

• Principles of Pluriliteracies Teaching for Deeper learning
• The Multiliteracies theory
• Fiction and Content Unified Learning
• Building diverse learning pathways
• and Multimodal assessment in content classes in L1, L2, and L3

Whether you’re a classroom teacher, a cultural assistant, or an educator involved in homeschooling, this course is designed for you. Even if you’re simply curious about multilingual subject content education, you’ll find valuable insights here.

Our course is available in English, Spanish, German and Polish.
It offers:

• Insights into bilingual and multilingual education in subject content classes
• Practical strategies to enhance your teaching
• Tools for navigating linguistically diverse classrooms

We’ll explore the fascinating world of content classes taught in a majority language, focusing on how to effectively integrate language learning with subject matter. This approach is particularly relevant in today’s increasingly diverse educational landscapes.

View the videos, read the recommended content, and do the quizzes to demonstrate your learning.

Once you complete the whole course, you will receive a certificate.

You may also decide to complete part of the course, starting with any week’s work, e.g. you may wish to only complete Week 2 of the course. It is possible, however, in this case, you will not receive a certificate.