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ED52039: Learning and culture

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Education
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, you will be able to: Critique beliefs, knowledges and assumptions about learning and culture Understand the key tenets of socio-cultural theories of learning; explain key concepts and how they can be used to understand the process of learning Through collaborative engagement with peers critically analyse and explain personal/professional learning experiences through a sociocultural lens Utilise visual methodologies to analyse learning Foster inclusive and interculturally sensitive practices to improve learning in international education


Synopsis: Study how interactions between learning and culture influence international education and explore sociocultural learning theories and cultural concepts. You'll critically analyse yours and peers' personal-professional learning experiences and develop intercultural sensitivity. You'll advance your understanding of: - relations between learning and culture in a globalised world - transforming learning in international education through culturally responsive approaches

Content: In this unit, the following topics will be engaged with: What is learning? (SDG 4.5, 4.7) Problematising learning using different cultural and social perspectives (including students' own), for example, Indigenous, European, Confucian, Islamic What is culture? (SDG 4.7) Exploring and critically analysing culture: theories and assumptions How can sociocultural theories of learning illuminate learning in a contemporary, globalised world? (SDG 4.5, 4.7) Introducing the key families of learning theories and the distinctiveness of sociocultural theories Exploring socio-cultural theory and key concepts How applicable are contemporary learning theories to diverse cultural contexts? Critiquing contemporary research studies in culture and learning How do the core learning concepts of intelligence, memory and motivation interplay with culture? (SDG4.5, 4.7) Exploring beliefs, knowledges and assumptions associated with these three concepts How can we use an understanding of the interconnections between learning and culture to transform learning for a globalised, rapidly changing world? (SDG 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 10.2, 16.7) Decolonising learning; culturally responsive learning Learning to be an interculturally sensitive, global citizen Learning about learning to improve learning (metacognition) SDG = Sustainable Development Goals

Course availability:

ED52039 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Education
  • THED-AFM70 : MA International Education and Globalisation 

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