Publication details
More languages, more students’ voices: Plurilingual Competence course (re-)design
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Chapter in a book |
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| Description | This article presents a longitudinal case study of the elective course Plurilingual Compe- tence offered by the Language Centre at Masaryk University. The course was designed for a small, diverse group of students and implemented over three consecutive academic years (2022–2024). Its central aim is to foster plurilingual and intercultural communicative compe- tence. Hand in hand with this aim, peer teaching, collaborative learning, and student partici- pation in shaping the course emerged as crucial elements of its development. The article traces how the course evolved across three iterations in response to students’ feedback, reflective writing, and active contributions. By analysing these successive “move- ments,” the text illustrates how tuning into the diverse and changing students’ voices increas- ingly shaped not only course content but also teaching roles, group projects, and presentation assessment criteria. The study thus contributes practice-based insights into plurilingual peda- gogy, learner autonomy support, and flexible, collaborative course design in higher education. |