This is a brand new course developed by three specialists for language teachers that seek preparation for bilingual educational programmes. Participants will have classes about bilingualism under the studies of Neuroscience, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics where each completes the other so that educators have a full understanding of L2 acquisition process and learning. In this course, participants will also develop projects for their bilingual programmes.
MODULE 1: BRAIN & LANGUAGE
Lecture 1 – Neuroanatomy (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 2 – Prosody (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 3 – Generative Grammar (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
Lecture 4 – Brain Functions – lobes (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 5 – Emotiveness (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 6 – Interactionists (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
Lecture 7 – Language in the Brain (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 8 – Creation of New Language Constructions (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 9 – UBL (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
MODULE 2: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PROCESS
Lecture 1 – Language Acquisition Theories (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 2 – Language – Psychological Phenomenon (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 3 – Grammatify (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
PROJECT 1 – Designing a bilingual curriculum based on the lectures
Lecture 4 – Critical vs Sensitive Periods (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 5 – Theory on Child Language Acquisition (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 6 – Critical vs Sensitive Periods (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
Lecture 7 – Outliers – Sign Language and Piraha (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 8 – Culture, Language and Personality (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 9 – UG in L2 Learning (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
MODULE 3: THOUGHT AND LANGUAGE
Project 1 Feedback
Lecture 1 – Thought and Language (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 2 – Joining Chomsky, Sapir & Whorf (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 3 – Speech & Thought (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
PROJECT 2 – Developing lesson plans for the designed curriculum based on the lectures
Lecture 4 – Fifty Shades of Blue (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 5 – Perception of space and time in different languages (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 6 – Meaning Formation (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
Lecture 7 – Bilingualism and Cognitive Functions (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 8 – Identity and Language Learning – alter ego (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 9 – Bilingualism and Cognitive Functions (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
MODULE 4: APPLIED BILINGUALISM
Project 2 Feedback
Lecture 1 – Learning Strategies (by André Hedlund)
Lecture 2 – Immersion Strategies (by Ekaterina Matveeva)
Lecture 3 – Activity Strategies (by Rodolfo Mattiello)
PROJECT 3 – Creating activities for the lesson plan inserted in the bilingual curriculum
Projects Feedback and Assessment