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SKOLE6031 - Children's Development of Language and Concepts

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Home exam (Bokmål)
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home exam (Bokmål) 100/100 5 days

Course content

The course thematizes learners' early development of language and concepts. It also focuses on the role of dialogue in the primary years.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student has

  • knowledge of children's language development
  • knowledge of children's multilingual development
  • knowledge of vocabulary development and concept understanding in monolingual and multilingual students
  • knowledge of conversation and the significance of conversation for learning and meaning-making in beginner education

Skills

The student can

  • analyse children's monolingual and multilingual morphological and syntactic language development and assess it in a developmental perspective
  • identify children's understanding of concepts and facilitate appropriate language and concept-stimulating activities
  • analyse conversations and identify participation and learning-promoting patterns
  • facilitate exploratory, creative and playful activities in beginner education
  • facilitate the use of ICT in concept-stimulating activities

General competence

The student can

  • analyse children's oral and written language use and use this as a starting point for planning teaching
  • use knowledge about conversations and children's language and concept development in work that promotes professional and didactic thinking
  • apply and evaluate critical research-based knowledge about language and concept development and conversation

Learning methods and activities

Different teaching methods will be used, such as discussions, lectures, group work, student presentations both oral and written.

Mandatory attendance.

Compulsory assignments

  • Compulsory participation in sessions
  • Dialogue analysis (Bokmål)
  • Log (Bokmål)

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
- (KGLSM)

Course materials

Curriculum will be made available in Blackboard before the beginning of the semester.

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Further education, lower degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Pedagogical knowledge
  • Teacher Education
  • Pedagogics
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Teacher Education

Department with administrative responsibility
Pro-Rector for Education

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Home exam (Bokmål)

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Home exam (Bokmål) 100/100

Release
2023-12-11

Submission
2023-12-15


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15:00

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Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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