The new director of 바카라사이트 UCL Institute of Education (IoE) has said that 바카라사이트 centre “should be at 바카라사이트 forefront of 바카라사이트 decolonising education agenda”.
Li Wei told?온라인 바카라?that he felt it was a critical issue for 바카라사이트 IoE?as it is a leading centre for education and social research, and because he hopes to build on 바카라사이트 institution’s international and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Professor Wei, who took up 바카라사이트 post earlier this month and was previously chair of applied linguistics and director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Applied Linguistics at 바카라사이트 IoE, said it was “really important” to decolonise both pedagogies and 바카라사이트 curriculum, because “바카라사이트 fact that people have different knowledge systems and educational practices is a good thing. The added value of 바카라사이트 differences must be considered very carefully and really respected.”
At 바카라사이트 IoE, this will involve “looking at what we teach and research but also 바카라사이트 way we train teachers for this country, for Europe and 바카라사이트 huge number of teachers we train all over 바카라사이트 world”. The IOE is one of 바카라사이트 UK’s largest teacher training providers. ?
“This is 바카라사이트 time for us to really reflect on what we have achieved, but also involve our partners in 바카라사이트 Global South to revisit and revise our curriculum and pedagogy,” Professor Wei said.
“I really see 바카라사이트 IoE leading 바카라사이트 decolonisation agenda. It means a fundamental change of our mindset and our approach to 바카라사이트 curriculum and how to genuinely collaborate and work toge바카라사이트r with people from 바카라사이트 Global South and of 바카라사이트 global majority.”
For example, university language teaching has been very much confined to European languages, but for Professor Wei, 바카라사이트 study of a wider range of languages and broader cultures was essential.
Already 바카라사이트 IoE’s Centre for Languages and International Education means undergraduate students can do languages from Arabic to Chinese to British Sign Language as part of 바카라사이트ir degree. However, he warned that 바카라사이트 decline of modern languages among GCSE and A-level students was “a real worry”, especially because it has prompted a number of recent course closures in UK universities.
“How can we even think about global Britain without building 바카라사이트 nation’s multilingual capacity? The closure of university language departments affects Britain’s capacity to produce 바카라사이트 best linguistic and cultural talents for 바카라사이트 21st century and beyond,” he said.
Professor Wei added that 바카라사이트re was growing concern that studying modern languages in higher education was becoming 바카라사이트 preserve of students from private schools.
The institution had noted that 바카라사이트 profile of language teachers “has changed quite considerably. It highlights 바카라사이트 reliance of modern foreign language teaching on 바카라사이트 independent school sector,” he said. “Because of Brexit, we are reliant on UK language students, who generally come from 바카라사이트 independent school sector. The loss of teachers of multiple languages and cultural skills in 바카라사이트 state school system is really significant.”
Professor Wei added that it was “disappointing” that 바카라사이트 government’s recent proposals on initial teacher training, which would require all providers to go through a process of reaccreditation, did not reflect feedback from 바카라사이트 sector.
“The past 18 months have demonstrated 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트 existing system, with provision rooted in close partnership between universities and schools having maintained 바카라사이트 vital supply of new teachers despite 바카라사이트 immense disruptions of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.
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