Course Topics
• Languages of origin of pupils from migrant backgrounds in South Tyrol • Sociolinguistic and typological classification of languages of origin • Selected aspects of pedagogically relevant differences between languages of origin and German (in phonology, morphology and syntax)

Teaching format
Lecture, exercises, discussion

Educational objectives
Subject-specific skills Knowledge and understanding Students are familiar with the characteristics of the main languages of origin spoken in South Tyrol. Applying knowledge and understanding Students can identify and analyse the pedagogically relevant characteristics of the languages of origin. Transversal skills Evaluation Students can assess and evaluate the pedagogical relevance of the characteristics of the languages of origin. Communication Students can explain and describe the pedagogically relevant differences between the languages of origin. Learning strategies Students can reflect on learning strategies in the field of language comparison between languages of origin and German, and develop teaching strategies.

Assessment
Written exam with review questions and practice questions

Evaluation criteria
• the accuracy of the analyses of linguistic phenomena • the linguistic accuracy of the analyses of linguistic phenomena, using academic terminology