This course explores key issues related to language learning and communication strategies that can be employed in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In particular, it focuses on how these strategies can be applied in the education of learners with refugee and/or migrant backgrounds. The course aims to equip pre-service teachers with the essential strategies and pedagogical tools needed to respond effectively to the needs of refugee and migrant learners and to design foreign language lessons that are linguistically and culturally responsive.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Βecome familiar with theories, strategies, and practical tools that address learners’ linguistic, cultural, and socio-emotional needs
Understand the key terminology around intercultural communication
Critically reflect on the role of language and culture in multilingual and multicultural educational contexts
To be able to design teaching materials that foster the resilience and empowerment of learners with refugee backgrounds through foreign language learning
To get acquainted with alternative forms of assessment, suitable for students with a migrant or refugee background
