Type of Publication: Article in Collected Edition

Professionalization for Developing Discipline-Specific Language Proficiency Among Learners as Part of a Master’s Program in Computer Science Teacher Education

Author(s):

Strobl, Jan; Batur, Fatma; Brinda, Torsten

Editor:

Gaál, Bence; Agócs, Noémi Bernadett

Title of Anthology:

Informatics in Schools 17th International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evolution, and Perspectives ISSEP 2024 Local Proceedings

pages:

11-23

Publisher:

ELTE Informatikai Kar

Location(s):

Budapest

Publication Date:

2024

ISBN:

978-963-489-746-0

Link to complete version:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oibYbA0sqqKqzByDcXkM9cTIK2v4VtTq/view?pli=1

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Abstract

The importance of discipline-specific language learning in all subjects is now widely recognized. The fact that computer science has been and is being introduced as a compulsory subject for all students of all types of schools in many places makes it even more important to take the linguistic heterogeneity of the student population into account when teaching computer science. Various core curricula, including for computer science, therefore stipulate that language education and multilingualism must be taken into account. In order to prepare prospective computer science teachers for this task, we have developed a course on this topic in our master’s degree program. This course enables students to identify linguistic challenges in computer science lessons and to implement language education approaches in their class, with a particular focus on developing writing and reading skills. The course has been successfully offered several times in recent years. This article describes the design of the course, initial experiences and resulting further integration of the topic into our study program.