Inclusive Foreign Language Education: Policy, Theory and Pedagogy

Course content

This course introduces student teachers to the terminology and issues related to inclusion, diversity and equity in a foreign language classroom context. The course addresses all students including marginalized groups and students with disabilities as assets in a foreign language classroom. Student teachers are expected to read recent research articles on diversity, equity, and inclusion and actively participate in classroom discussions within various theoretical frameworks such as Bourdieu` s forms of capital, linguistic human rights, and the theory of figured worlds. National and international education policies will also be analysed regarding foreign language education specifically for students with disabilities to explore and identify ideologies that restrict or contribute to diversity and equity in creating inclusive foreign language classrooms.