Learning Process
For the past few weeks I have been attending English Children's Literature classes (with Jette Laursen), with regards to teaching children English as a foreign language. During these classes we have been focusing on what exactly defines children's literature and how can we detect whether or not the book is designed for a child, eg. cover, vocabulary, characters, etc. The book that we have chosen to study closely is 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' by Mark Haddon. The book is about a boy called Christopher Boone who suffers from Asperger's syndrome (a form of autism). The book could be classed as both children's or adults' literature and so we focused on the use of the book to teach young adults English. I find the classes very interesting for two reasons. The first being the fact that we are mixed with Danish students during the class and so it is interesting to see how the real lectures here differ from that at home and secondly because I find the book to be a very good one and enjoyed studying the book in a way that could be used amidst education.
School and College Experiences
On Friday of this week we visited a special needs school on Åbenrå, the same town where I had the EILC course in January. The particular campus of the school that we were in was only for those children attending the school because they suffered from Autism and Asperger's Sydrome. I found the school to be very similar to that of the one at home that my sister attends. the corridors were wide and clear with no surprises arounf´d corners that might disturb a child with a severe learning disability. They catered for these children very well as each child had his/her own desk/ work place. The children could also avail of excellent sporting facilities and a kitchen for cookery class not to mention an ample amount of computers and other up-to-date technical equipment, preparing them for life after school.
I was extremely pleased to see this school and was touched by the happiness and contentment of the children who attended it. The experience warmed my heart to say the least as it is my opinion that it is these children who need our utmost attention and care in society.
For the past few weeks I have been attending English Children's Literature classes (with Jette Laursen), with regards to teaching children English as a foreign language. During these classes we have been focusing on what exactly defines children's literature and how can we detect whether or not the book is designed for a child, eg. cover, vocabulary, characters, etc. The book that we have chosen to study closely is 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' by Mark Haddon. The book is about a boy called Christopher Boone who suffers from Asperger's syndrome (a form of autism). The book could be classed as both children's or adults' literature and so we focused on the use of the book to teach young adults English. I find the classes very interesting for two reasons. The first being the fact that we are mixed with Danish students during the class and so it is interesting to see how the real lectures here differ from that at home and secondly because I find the book to be a very good one and enjoyed studying the book in a way that could be used amidst education.
School and College Experiences
On Friday of this week we visited a special needs school on Åbenrå, the same town where I had the EILC course in January. The particular campus of the school that we were in was only for those children attending the school because they suffered from Autism and Asperger's Sydrome. I found the school to be very similar to that of the one at home that my sister attends. the corridors were wide and clear with no surprises arounf´d corners that might disturb a child with a severe learning disability. They catered for these children very well as each child had his/her own desk/ work place. The children could also avail of excellent sporting facilities and a kitchen for cookery class not to mention an ample amount of computers and other up-to-date technical equipment, preparing them for life after school.
I was extremely pleased to see this school and was touched by the happiness and contentment of the children who attended it. The experience warmed my heart to say the least as it is my opinion that it is these children who need our utmost attention and care in society.
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