Programme 2024

Day 1 - Monday April 22

Time Session
09:30-10:00 Orientations - meet and greet 
10:00-11:00 Theme #1: Introduction to the school systems in:

Austria - Silvia Baldassari, Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol
Finland - Joni Kuokkanen, Åbo Akademi University
Norway - Eivind Hanevik, Volda University College
Denmark - Petra Klimaszyk - University College Absalon
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-12:00 Student group work #1
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-13:30

Theme #2: Presentations

Birgitte Fondevik & Randi Myklebust - Volda University College
What are the implications of cultural and linguistic diversity for the teachers’ classroom practice?
 

13:30-14:15 Student group work #2
14:15 Sum up and information for tomorrow

 

Day 2 - Tuesday April 23

Time Session
09:45-10:00 Information on day 2 of ITS Volda
10:00-10:50

Theme #3: Presentations

Petra Klimaszyk - University College Absalon
Cross-linguistic didactics in the Foreign Language Classroom

Kerstin Walz - Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol
The dynamics of language use and choice in the context of multilingualism

10:50-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 Student group work #3
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-13:30

Theme #4:Presentations

Julia Melnikova - Volda University College
Why should teachers in culturally diverse schools invest in parental involvement?

13:30-14:15 Student group work #4
14:15 Rounding up - summary and evaluation