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Migration and Language Acquisition will develop your knowledge and understanding of language acquisition and migration in the global context of the 21st Century. The module focuses on two broad but intertwined areas of study.
Firstly through theoretical perspectives and case studies of schools and multilingual pupils, including some very young children, you will use first, second, additional and home languages in educational settings and critically examine how these benefit learners themselves, their educational communities and the wider society.
You will critically reflect on how languages that remain alive in learners’ lives will serve as linguistic, artistic, social and cultural resources for the speakers, their families and communities.
Secondly, you will examine the patterns of current and global migration. You’ll develop knowledge and understanding of migrating people including multiple-origin and transnationally connected families in complex socio-economic situations. Using González et al’s (2005) ideas around ‘funds of knowledge’ you’ll explore combining languages and migration within social networks which are flexible, adaptive and active.
This is one of the recommended modules on our Masters in Pastoral Care, but when combined with other modules can also be completed as part of one of our other Masters programmes: Inclusive Educational Leadership, Autism, Educational Assessment or SEND and Inclusion.
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This module is currently under development and will be available January 2026.
The curriculum is organised around these main themes:
This module will benefit you and your setting in a wide variety of ways. Over the duration of the course, you will:
Your assessments will consist of the following:
Are you based in an international setting?
This module is available online and can therefore be completed anywhere in the world. The programme content is designed and written with both UK and international settings in mind.
Please click here for advice on payment options and other information relevant to those studying outside of the UK.
This module is currently under development and will be available January 2026.
We offer a flexible range of fees to suit your finances:
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The duration of this module is up to one year.
We do understand, however, that circumstances can arise that could prevent the course from being completed at this time. If this is the case, an extension can be arranged in conjunction with the admin team and your tutor.
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