This module introduces a range of important contemporary issues related to the provision of services for young children and their families. The content of the...

Contemporary Issues in Early Years (LCLL0022)

This module introduces a range of important contemporary issues related to the provision of services for young children and their families. The content of the module will be embedded within current policy contexts, professional practice, recent research, and contemporary debates about the changing landscape of the early years sector, the practitioner's role in working with children, families and other professionals within early years settings, schools and children's services.

The module aims to raise questions about the provision of care and education for children, interpret current provision within the context of the values and policies which underpin them. The inclusion of an international perspective enables a critique of western ideas of the early years as a significant phase of provision. Reflective practice provides a framework for critical reflection of policy into practice throughout the module.

Japanese Level 7: Academic Purposes (LCJA0017)

The course is designed for very advanced level students requiring the language for academic purposes. The course is taught entirely in the target language with a balance of receptive (reading, listening) and productive (speaking, writing) skills. The course comprises knowledge and understanding both of the structure of the Japanese language and its use in academic environments, such as lectures, seminars and conferences. The course covers academic development, academic culture and conventions, critical thinking, reading and writing academic texts (i.e. in the student's main degree subject e.g. history) as well as other related topics to prepare students for further academic study/research in Japanese-speaking countries. This will be related back to the student’s degree subject. The course will enhance knowledge and use of linguistically complex structures (a variety of styles and registers from a range of authentic academic material). Various transferable skills will also be further developed.

For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules