BLH3120 Language Environment in Kindergarten Course description

Emneplanen bygger på Forskrift om rammeplan for barnehagelærerutdanning (180 studiepoeng), fastsatt av Kunnskapsdepartementet 4. juni 2012.

Emnet bygger på kunnskapsområdet språk, tekst og matematikk. I dette emnet vil studentene lære hvordan man kan observere, dokumentere og forstå språkmiljøet i barnehagen og hvordan man kan bidra til å skape et godt språkmiljø for alle barna i barnegruppen, både små og store barn, énspråklige og flerspråklige barn, og barn med typisk og atypisk utvikling.

Ifølge Rammeplan for barnehagens innhold og oppgaver (2017) skal barnehagen skape et rikt og variert språkmiljø for alle barn. For å skape et godt språkmiljø, står det i Temahefte om språkmiljø og språkstimulering i barnehagen (2009) at barnehagen bør satse på godt samvær, meningsfulle samtaler mellom barn og mellom barn og voksne og å dele felles opplevelser med hverandre. Dette er eksempler på aktiviteter som gjør at barna får delta i språkutviklende samtaler hvor de får utvidet ordforrådet sitt. Stortingsmeldingen Framtidens barnehage (2012-2013) understreker at språkmiljøet skal være berikende også for barn som har et annet morsmål enn norsk, og barn med særlige behov.

Progresjonskrav for utdanningen fremgår av programplan for bachelorstudium i barnehagelærerutdanning, heltid (180 studiepoeng) og i informasjon om studiemodellene - heltid og deltid på OsloMets nettside > Fakultet for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier.

Etter fullført emne har studenten følgende læringsutbytte definert som kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

Studenten

• har kunnskap om hvordan man kan skape et rikt og variert språkmiljø i barnehagen for alle barn.
• har kunnskap om ulike måter å arbeide med språk på i barnehagen.
• har fordypet kunnskap om språk, litteratur og digitale mediers betydning for sosialt samspill, lek og kommunikasjon.
• har fordypet kunnskap om barns språkutvikling, barns utforsking av symboler og barns fortellerkompetanse.

Ferdigheter

Studenten

• kan anvende sin kunnskap om barns språk og språkutvikling i møte med barn.
• kan legge til rette for gode språk- og samspillsituasjoner i barnehagen.
• kan vurdere språkmiljøet i barnehagen, kan sette inn konkrete tiltak som har som formål å forbedre språkmiljøet og kan veilede personalet i dette arbeidet.
• kan gjøre alle situasjoner i løpet av barnehagedagen til gode språklæringsarenaer.

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

• kan planlegge, lede, gjennomføre, dokumentere, og reflektere over språkarbeid i barnehagen med utgangspunkt i forsknings- og erfaringsbasert kunnskap.
• har endrings- og utviklingskompetanse og kan bidra til nytenkning i barnehagen.
• kan formidle sentralt fagstoff om språkarbeid i barnehagen muntlig og skriftlig, og kan delta i faglige diskusjoner i barnehagen, med foreldre og i samfunnet for øvrig.

The program offers career-defining specializations that are closely tied with the industry. Focus is on building practical skills combined with scientific craftsmanship. Graduates from this program are attractive candidates for public and private sectors as well as non-profit organizations. Our target audience are individuals with a bachelor's degree who are interested in an expert role as well as the option to pursue an academic career either directly or later.

The different specializations together provide for a wide field of recruitment and is therefore relevant for bachelor graduates from many engineering backgrounds as well as traditional natural sciences. Students from fields within IT, such as human-computer interaction, web- development or applied computer technology will also find suitable specializations here.

Please consider the admission requirements for a detailed list.

Det legges opp til varierte undervisnings- og arbeidsformer. Studentdeltakelse og prosjektarbeid er viktige deler av studiet i tillegg til forelesninger, gruppearbeid og selvstudium. Det legges stor vekt på at studentene tar ansvar for egen læring og deltar aktivt i faglig samarbeid.

Prosjektarbeid med fokus på språkmiljøet i barnehagen

Studentene skal tilegne seg kompetanse i å kunne delta i og lede et pedagogisk prosjektarbeid som tar sikte på å styrke, fremme og/eller inspirere til et variert og rikt språkmiljø i barnehagen. Prosjektet omfatter observasjon, dokumentasjon, formidling til barn og voksne i barnehagen, gjennomføring av prosjektet og etterarbeid blant annet i form av en fagartikkel, som utgjør en del av eksamen. Det vil bli tilbudt veiledning i forbindelse med arbeidet med fagartikkelen. Dersom det ikke er mulig å gjennomføre prosjektarbeid i en barnehage, vil det legges til rette for en teoretisk oppgave.

Retten til å avlegge eksamen forutsetter godkjente arbeidskrav og tilstedeværelse i undervisning.

Arbeidskrav

• Skriftlig prosjektbeskrivelse som presenteres muntlig på seminar. Prosjektbeskrivelsen og presentasjonen er et gruppearbeid. Omfanget av prosjektbeskrivelsen er 700-1000 ord, og presentasjonen skal vare i ca. 10-15 minutter.
• Individuell muntlig presentasjon av fagstoff. Den tenkte målgruppen for formidlingen kan være for eksempel barnehageansatte eller foreldre. Omfang: ca. 10 minutter.
• Muntlig presentasjon av prosjektarbeid i gruppe. Omfang 10-15 minutter per gruppe.
• Utkast til individuell fagartikkel relatert til prosjekt. Omfang: 1000 ord +/-10 %.

Krav om 70 prosent tilstedeværelse i undervisning

Det er krav om 70 prosent tilstedeværelse i all undervisning.

For utfyllende informasjon om arbeidskrav og krav om tilstedeværelse i undervisning, se programplanen for bachelorstudium i barnehagelærerutdanning, heltid.

Skikkethetsvurdering

Se programplanen for bachelorstudium i barnehagelærerutdanning, heltid (180 studiepoeng) eller https://student.oslomet.no/skikkethetsvurdering for nærmere informasjon.

Avsluttende vurdering gjennomføres i høstsemesteret. Eksamen består av:

• Individuell skriftlig semesteroppgave. Fagartikkel basert på kunnskap og erfaringer fra prosjektarbeid, omfang 2000 ord +/- 10 %.

Ny/utsatt eksamen

Studenter som ikke består semesteroppgaven, leverer en bearbeidet versjon av semesteroppgaven ved første forsøk. Ved senere forsøk leveres ny semesteroppgave.

Studentens rettigheter og plikter ved ny/utsatt eksamen framgår av forskrift om studier og eksamen ved OsloMet. Studenter er selv ansvarlige for å melde seg opp.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatte så lenge regler for kildehenvisninger følges.

Gradert skala A-F.

The Master's program in Applied Computer and Information Technology (ACIT) offers an expert-level education in the design, development, use and maintenance of computer technology, electronics and software in areas that have become of great importance for modern societies. We live in a world with computing devices both surrounding us and, in some cases, even working inside us. Technology is a part of how we entertain ourselves, communicate, govern and heal. Services that span the world open up for individuals to interact across the globe.

Yet with technology comes new challenges. The application of computers and electronics in our society offers progress for many, but it may also close the doors for people with impairments. We can communicate across the globe, but our communication can be intercepted and used against us. Our data can be used to get new insight about our behavior, but the analysis is complex and requires ethical considerations whether the search for new knowledge is indeed with the right intentions. Artificial Intelligence offers to relieve many mundane tasks to robots, but consequences are potentially wide and may trigger deep changes in our civilization.

The Faculty of Technology, Art and Design at The Oslo Metropolitan University believes that solving these challenges requires a broad and multidisciplinary approach. Solutions for the public should be viewed as an artefact beyond a singular discipline, like Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. It needs to be a combination of expert knowledge and interdisciplinary thinking. Our researchers know from their own experience, that in the real world, engineers sit alongside mathematicians, programmers, economists, sociologists, physicists, designers and statisticians, just to name a few, to work on self-driving cars, computer games, medical devices, climate change and so on. As technologists we can become the enablers of others. We can let teachers teach in novel ways. We can let children with disabilities partake in activities previously denied to them and we can let doctors perform surgery on patients that are miles away. Moreover, we become inventors and transformers as we understand what others need and have the expertise to know what is possible, or should be possible. This makes our field incredibly meaningful and important.   This program offers a range of specializations stemming from the overlap of three fields of research: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Modelling. The uniqueness of ACIT is that it offers a closer connection between all three fields and showcase how they are part of the same technological fabric of today's digital society. Thus, ACIT recognizes that candidates will have a better foundation for solving tomorrows challenges if a broader perspective is available to them. The aim is not, however, to create generalists, but to create experts in their own field who are also able to see the broad picture of how technology impacts society. These individuals contribute not only through providing deep knowledge and expert skills from a relevant field, but at the same time are able to partake constructively as members of interdisciplinary teams. The program is designed to allow the student to select an area of specialization but also requires them to become familiar with a second area of their choice. In addition, the student will be trained specifically in the role as the expert member of a team.

Each field of specialization represents an area where the application of software, data, computers and electronics has become necessary for modern society yet challenging to do in practice. These areas are still wide enough to allow for life-long careers as technology progresses. In addition, a Master's degree in science requires each candidate to have training in scientific thinking and research, enabling our candidates to pursue careers as scholars in academia as well as industry researchers, leading the way for new discoveries and scientific progress.

ACIT Specialization areas

Our program offers several areas of specialization. Each area connects the student to an active research group at the faculty. When applying for the program, the applicant needs to select what area of specialization to join. Please note, that the areas have different prerequisites for acceptance. Once the student is accepted, the student will also have to become familiar with one of the other fields as part of their education. This can be chosen later and more information is found below in the program plan.

ACIT: Universal Design of ICT

With our emerging digital society, it is becoming essential that all electronic information and services should be accessible for all, regardless of devices, situations, and abilities. As progress moves us forward, no-one should be left behind. This poses a great challenge on ICT infrastructure and services in our society. Our world requires competent ICT professionals who can create universally accessible user interfaces that work for all. This specialization offers a unique opportunity to become that professional.

ACIT: Cloud-based Services and Operations

Today's services need to be designed for thousands; even millions of users and require infrastructures and architectural designs beyond common webservers and databases. This specialization area focuses on the practice of designing, developing and running massive-scale services and delivering software faster and with higher quality than before. We embrace the DevOps philosophy, in that developers should be better trained in automation and deployment and operations should build mechanisms for developers to thrive. It is highly relevant for anyone who wants a career as a software developer. The specialization covers both infrastructure management and agile software delivery and automated testing and deployment, creating candidates with a practical competence in the entire cloud stack from the servers and clouds and all the way to the running service.

ACIT: Data Science 

The wealth of data produced by us and the things around us offer new knowledge that can be useful for both business and government. It can assist in public transport, health care as well as provide tailored marked solutions. With all the data available to us, however, a special expertise is needed to organize and harness it so that useful knowledge can be extracted. This area offers a deep-dive into the storage and analysis of Big Data from a practical perspective. Data Science involves programming, use of advanced tools and infrastructures and statistics.

ACIT: Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing

Application of mathematics to describe our world is a central element of many areas of our every-day life. Physics, economics and meteorology are examples of disciplines where mathematicians work side-by-side with specialists to convert real phenomena into equations. When these equations are translated into program code to be executed in potentially massive computing clusters, simulations are generated that may be used for e.g. weather or economy forecasting. This area is characterized by development of mathematical models, application of sophisticated methods for analyzing and simulating the models as well as use of tools, programming and computational infrastructures. Students of this specialization can expect to learn how their competence can be utilized in practice by the industry.  

ACIT: Applied Artificial Intelligence

Recent discoveries in artificial intelligence have enabled computers and machines to perform many cognitive tasks better than humans, from self-driving cars to diagnosing diseases in seconds. The application of artificial intelligence methods is revolutionizing the way we work and live. This specialization involves learning how complex systems are designed and used to make autonomous decisions. The students will have access to different types of robotics and intelligent systems that can be used to test their work. This area involves programming, robotics and mathematics.

ACIT: Robotics and Control

Robotics and Intelligent Systems are steadily revolutionizing almost every aspect of our every-day life. From self-driving cars, autonomous ships, fully automated factories and drones that can deliver groceries. It is a field with tremendous expected growth and demand for skilled multidisciplinary professionals in the convergence of electrical, mechanical and software engineering. This specialization provides a hands-on approach to the analysis, design, and control of robotic and autonomous systems.

ACIT: Biomedical Engineering

The need for innovation in the field of biomedical engineering has never been so important as now. Neither has it ever been given so much attention from governments, organizations providing health care and the media. It is evident that to provide world class health care, the need for technology that helps efficiency and accuracy is essential. This specialization will prepare the students for a professional career in companies related to new and existing health products. The students gain an interdisciplinary background but with a focus in electrical engineering and instrumentation.

Programme objectives

This program offers a practical-minded, profession-oriented specialization, extending a bachelors in technology, computer and software engineering, electrical engineering and mathematics. Our goal is to educate and train candidates so as to make them fit to address the challenges of both professional life and scholarly enquiry within their specialization as well as being a productive member of interdisciplinary teams.

Graduates from this program will:

• understand the role of their specialization in organizations and society
• possess deep technical skills from their own specialization that can be applied in a variety of real-life scenarios
• understand how their specialization is part of a wider fabric of skills necessary to solve tomorrows challenges
• have a professional and ethical attitude towards their role in the workplace
• display creative thinking in real-life situations, leaning both on theoretical knowledge and on pragmatism
• plan and execute their work in a structured and independent manner, be it as professionals or as researchers in their field