Introduction to Foreign Language Pedagogy III: Inclusive English Teaching and Learning

Course content

Since the ratification of the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, special-needs schools are successively closing. Now, in regular schools (elementary, “Realschule”, “Gymnasium”, etc.) highly heterogeneous students learn inclusively side-by-side. In theory, this means that students benefit from learning together and that they receive additional support as needed. While learning English as a foreign language in an inclusive setting will be a benefit for students, teaching English in an inclusive setting can be a challenge for the teachers. This seminar will not only provide an introduction into the theoretical concept of inclusion, it will also concentrate on its practical implementation in the English language classroom. The participants of this course will learn about the challenges of inclusive teaching, and about strategies and measures teachers can apply in order to make in-clusive language learning possible.