Research project The aim of the project is to study and develop didactic aspects of activities with different languages in linguistically heterogeneous groups for children and pupils in preschool, primary and secondary school within the framework of what is called mother tongue, for example the mother tongue subject in school. Giving children the opportunity to preserve and develop their languages is central to their achievements in school, and to the school’s democratic mission.
The project's purpose is to develop teaching methods to support children's and pupils’ language development within mother tongue activities, with a particular focus on literacy in one or several languages. The study takes a critical perspective with activities developed based on questions about ideologies, power relations, culture, and identity.
The project's purpose is to develop teaching methods to support children's and pupils’ language development within mother tongue activities, with a particular focus on literacy in one or several languages. The study takes a critical perspective with activities developed based on questions about ideologies, power relations, culture, and identity.
The following questions will, for example, be answered:
The study is conducted in the form of action research and linguistic ethnography. Materials are created primarily through classroom observations, field notes, and documentation of written and other artifacts. Two main contexts are in focus:
The study is carried out in close collaboration between researchers, principals, educators, and other staff.
The project will follow a typical action research cycle: planning, implementation and reflection, thus creating a context where knowledge and practices develop.
