Research Projects in Germany
Critical Perspectives on Teacher Education and Linguistic Diversity in Migration Societies
Principal Investigator:
Jeff Bale (OISE, University of Toronto)
International Partners:
Universität Bremen, sponsored by Dr. Yasemin Karakaşoğlu
Sponsor:
Humboldt Foundation Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Summary:
The research is concerned with teacher education for linguistically-diverse schools in migration societies. The study adopts critical perspectives on the intersection of language, race(-ism) and migration to meet its primary objectives of examining: (a) how mainstream teacher candidates come to understand the linguistic demands of the content they teach; and (b) how they learn to make specific pedagogical moves in the classroom that support multilingual learners.
Locations of research:
Universität Bremen and local schools in Bremen, Germany.
