Kurdish teacher training

Teaching Kurdish to children and adults in community and weekend schools.

Level

Practitioner

Who it is for

Current and future teachers of Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki and other varieties.

Format

Blended: online modules and observed teaching practice.

About 30 hours. Hours are an estimate.

Before you start

• Fluent Kurdish in at least one variety.

What you will be able to do

• Plan lessons for one classroom with several ages, levels and dialects.
• Teach reading in the script your community uses.
• Protect children in class under the safeguarding law of the country you teach in.
• Respect the varieties learners bring from home.

Modules

1. Heritage learners. Children who hear Kurdish at home, and those who do not.
2. Planning lessons. Goals, activities and mixed levels.
3. Teaching reading and writing. From letters to stories.
4. Song, story and dengbêj. Using oral tradition to teach language.
5. Safeguarding and inclusion. Child protection law and classrooms open to every variety and faith.
6. Parents and community. Language at home and in the community.

Assessment

A mentor teacher observes one lesson and reviews your portfolio of lesson plans.

Status

Draft outline for scholarly review. The lessons, readings and questions are in preparation. Completion is recorded; nothing is accredited.

Course code: KCO-LNG-12.