INTERNATIONAL ERASMUS+ COURSE January 27th - June 26th, 2020 Campus Aabenraa Crossing Borders CROSSING BORDERS - Cultural diversity in Education
January 27th – June 26th, 2020 Assessment The Department for Social Education, Each module includes assessment based on oral and/or Campus Aabenraa written presentation. provides a 5-month modular course specially designed At least 80% attendance required in each module. both foreign and Danish students, so you will be able to learn from and with each other. Previous knowledge English language skills on a B2 level according to the With the reflective practitioner as guiding principle, the Common European Framework of References for course will facilitate active learning both inside and Languages (CEFR). outside the classroom. Through excursions, fields studies and practical training you will observe and explore Language pedagogical practice, and in lectures, workshops and All course materials will be in English, and the language group work you will be encouraged to discuss and reflect of instruction is English. upon your experiences. Practical training takes place in Danish kindergartens/ schools or in kindergartens/schools of the German The programme comprises 30 ECTS. minority in Denmark.
Course content The place The course focuses on cultural diversity in education and Aabenraa is a historic harbour town of 20.000 will provide knowledge about and understanding of a inhabitants, beautifully situated by Aabenraa Fjord and culturally responsive pedagogy in an international surrounded by forest. perspective. As part of the overall theme the course will put emphasis on educational institutions serving In Aabenraa you will live just 25 km north of the Danish- minorities. German border in a region that throughout history has been a meeting point for Nordic and Germanic culture. Target groups Today Aabenraa is the main town for the German The course targets students of social education, early speaking minority in Denmark. childhood education and student teachers for preprimary and primary schools. See visitaabenraa.dk/ln-int for more.
Aims The course will provide students with skills, knowledge and experiences to increase their intercultural competence, their ability to address cultural diversity in educational settings and their ability to describe, analyse and develop educational practice in an intercultural perspective.
2 Campus and student life Main themes are: Danish student mentors will help you settle in at our small Culture, minorities and identity and cosy campus. Intercultural communication and learning Multiculturalism and intercultural analysis The atmosphere at Campus Aabenraa is open and Pedagogical theory and practice in an intercultural friendly, and we have an active Student Council that perspective organizes social events, where you can meet up with Cultural production and aesthetic learning other students. Educational development and processes of change
Accommodation The module puts emphasis on the combination of theory University College South Denmark will help you find and practice. accommodation. Students will have the opportunity to investigate the field See ucsyd.dk/int for more information. of practice and to participate in group projects aiming at the development of educational practice. Application Application deadline November 1st 2019. 2 Practical training period (10 ECTS) See ucsyd.dk/int for information about application 7 weeks practical training in a Danish kindergarten/ procedure. school or a kindergarten/school belonging to the German speaking minority in Denmark. Headlines from the course For further information please contact 1 Cultural diversity in education (20 ECTS) International Coordinator Globalisation, migration from all parts of the world and Simon Bødker Andersen the historical shifting of borders has turned the European [email protected] map into a patchwork where people with different +45 7266 5667 cultural backgrounds live together. In educational ucsyd.dk/crossing-borders settings, cultural diversity is manifest both as a challenge and a possibility for the educator. This module will focus on cultural diversity as a resource in education and provide the students with knowledge and skills needed for addressing diversity in educational settings.
3 For further information please contact
UC SYD International Office
Degnevej 16 6705 Esbjerg Ø Denmark [email protected] Esbjerg Kolding Haderslev ucsyd.dk/int Aabenraa August 2019