Understanding language and learning

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Understanding language and learning provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 10 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Learning is understood broadly as any kind of activity, whether in a formal or informal context, that enhances an individual’s knowledge or skills in one way or another. The relationship between ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Is this course for me?
    • 1 Is this course for me?
    • 2 Learning language and learning about the world
    • 2 Learning language and learning about the world
    • 3 Language and learning as cognitive or social processes
    • 3 Language and learning as cognitive or social processes
    • 4 Learning a language, learning through language and learning about language
    • 4 Learning a language, learning through language and learning about language
    • 5 Learning language and mental development: an introduction to Vygotsky
    • 5 Learning language and mental development: an introduction to Vygotsky
    • 6 The zone of proximal development (ZPD)
    • 6 The zone of proximal development (ZPD)
    • 7 Learning through language in bilingual education
    • 7 Learning through language in bilingual education
    • 8 Problematising the L1/L2 dichotomy
    • 8 Problematising the L1/L2 dichotomy
    • 9 English as a global language and World Englishes
    • 9 English as a global language and World Englishes
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements