Education

Learning and learners are at the heart of education, yet they are often absent from educational studies. This course considers how ideas, theories, and policies played out in experiences of learning as well as the ways in which learning has been transformed over time. The experience of learning is connected to broader political, social, economic, and cultural changes. Students are introduced to the ways that learning has been understood and practiced in the past, the forms of learning that took place and its significance in people’s lives. Who was able to learn, and what they learnt, are closely related to changing forms of inequality. Themes include histories of school learning, higher education, learning in civil society, learning at work and in the domestic sphere. Although the course is mainly focused on the UK, there will be scope to pursue international comparisons.

This course is designed to equip prospective EFL teachers to teach writing successfully in their future classrooms. It reviews research on foreign language and EFL writing pedagogy and suggests new teaching methods based on the latest developments in this field.

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is a unique feature of the education provided at Maastricht. This educational system focuses on guiding students to become independent and enterprising problem-solvers. To achieve this goal, teaching must extend beyond the traditional individual studying and attending lectures. Students work in small groups on concrete problems from the field. As a team, they analyze problems, attempt to understand the underlying theories, and learn to apply knowledge to recognizable, realistic situations. To perform well in this educational system, it is vital for students to have knowledge of the background and central elements of this system. During this course, students learn and practice the skills needed to be successful in tutorial group meetings. First-year students familiarize themselves with Problem-Based Learning and communication skills essential for learning in groups. One session will be completely devoted to teambuilding.

Corresponding practicals for Skills I are: Introduction UM Systems and Library Introduction.

The course is part of the Laurea Triennale degree program.. The course explores some of the main concepts and topics of intercultural education including multiculturalism and interculturality, migratory flows and models of integration and coexistence, stereotypes and prejudices, racism, second generations of immigrants, migrant literature, multicultural classes, ethnic-cultural conflict and its management, and sectarianism and religious pluralism.