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Multilingualism for Life--Language Awareness as Key Element in Educational Training: Insights from an Intervention Study in Germany
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Putjata, Galina – Language Awareness, 2018
Normative-theoretical discourse in pedagogy calls for transformation in educational approaches towards multilingualism. The key question in multilingual education remains: Can language ideologies be transformed? The present paper investigates how the field of language awareness can contribute to this process and what practical changes and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Metalinguistics, Foreign Countries, Intervention
Does Early Childhood Teacher Education Foster Professional Competencies? Professional Competencies of Beginners and Graduates in Different Education Tracks in Germany
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Strohmer, Janina; Mischo, Christoph – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this study, the development of prospective early childhood teachers' competencies during teacher education is investigated. In detail, early childhood teachers' beliefs about the relevance of competencies, their competence-related self-concept and objective measures of knowledge regarding language and language development were assessed.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Self Concept, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes
The Development of Early Childhood Teachers' Language Knowledge in Different Educational Tracks
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Strohmer, Janina; Mischo, Christoph – Journal of Education and Training Studies, 2015
Early childhood teachers should have extensive knowledge about language and language development, because these facets of professional knowledge are considered as important requirements for fostering language development in early childhood education settings. It is assumed that early childhood teachers acquire this knowledge during pre-service…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Language Acquisition, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competencies