NJ_M501 Didactics of Multilinguism

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alice Brychová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Alice Brychová, Ph.D.
Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 22 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
Students in this course will be explained the concepts of: Multilingualism and its types; The concept of multilingualism in terms of language policy and language education; The concept of multilingualism from the point of view of linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics; Theories and hypotheses of first, second foreign language acquisition (concepts of Interimsprache, Interference, Translanguaging, etc.); The principles of didactics of multilingualism will be presented; Textbooks for the teaching of German as a second foreign language will be analysed from the point of view of promoting multilingualism
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and explain the relevant concepts of Multilingualism. They will be able to apply theoretical knowledge to learning activities.
Key topics
Multilingualism and translanguaging- a definition The concept of multilingualism in terms of language policy and language education The concept of multilingualism in terms of linguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics The principles of didactics of multilingualism The motivation for language learning Learning strategies, types of texts and place tasks in the concept of didactics of multilingualism. Analysis of textbooks for teaching German as a second foreign language Methods of teaching a second foreign language
Study resources and literature
  • KURSIŠA, Anta and Gerhard NEUNER. Deutsch ist easy! : Lehrerhandreichungen und Kopiervorlagen "Deutsch nach Englisch" für den Anfangsunterricht. 1. Auflage. Ismaning: Max Hueber, 2006, 96 stran. ISBN 3190018693. info
  • Mehrsprachigkeit als Schlüsselkompetenz : Theorie und Praxis in Lehr- und Lernkontexten : Akten zur gleichnamigen Sektion des XXX. Deutschen Romanistentages an der Universität Wien (22. bis 27. September 2007). Edited by Eva Vetter - Michael Frings. Stuttgart: Ibidem, 2008, 358 s. ISBN 9783898218566. info
  • BÄR, Marcus. Förderung von Mehrsprachigkeit und Lernkompetenz : Fallstudien zu Interkomprehensionsunterricht mit Schülern der Klassen 8 bis 10. Tübingen: Gunter Narr, 2009, 576 s. ISBN 9783823365310. info
  • BÄR, Marcus. Europäische Mehrsprachigkeit durch rezeptive Kompetenzen : Konsequenzen für Sprach- und Bildungspolitik. Aachen: Shaker, 2004, 204 s. ISBN 3832223010. info
  • WANDRUSZKA, Mario. Die Mehrsprachigkeit des Menschen. Ungekürzte Ausg. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1981, 357 s. ISBN 3423017236. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
presentation of teaching activity
Alternate completion
Learners can attend the seminars online or arrange individual assignments and procedures with the tutors.
Language of instruction
German
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2026/NJ_M501/seminar-01.qwarp?mode=edit
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
Support for learning and self-reflection for combined learners takes place during regular contact hours. Outside of these times, learners have the opportunity to contact the tutor at any time via email, during tutorial hours or to arrange an online consultation in MS Teams. The contact information and the announced consultation hours can be found in the IS on the personal page of the teacher.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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