Kontra Miklós (szerk.): Sült galamb? Magyar egyetemi tannyelvpolitika. Konferencia a tannyelvválasztásról Debrecenben, 2004. október 28-31. - Disputationes Samarienses 6. (Somorja-Dunaszerdahely, 2005)
V. Melléklet
250 Mellékletek The programmes in language subjects (for language teachers and language experts) will include an integrated component of credits (studies, practical training, or work placement of some other kind) to be obtained in an area where the language concerned is spoken. The education of language teachers will be planned jointly by the Department of Languages, the Teacher Education Department, and the University Normal (Training) School. In all teacher education, special attention will be paid to the importance of language, and the mother tongue in particular, as an instrument for intellectual growth and learning. The role of writing skills and language knowledge will be strengthened in the education of comprehensive school teachers. Teacher education will conform to the requirements of Finland becoming more multicultural and multilingual so that graduating teachers will be able to take on responsibility for the education of pupils whose home language is other than Finnish and who are taught different subjects in different languages. The teaching of and research into sign language will be developed. Teaching in a foreign language A teacher can be allowed to give instruction in a language other than his or her mother tongue only if he or she has a command of the language of instruction sufficient for the use of flexible interactive teaching methods. In practice this can be considered a recommendation to require the second highest level along the six-level grading scale. In addition to having a good language competence, teachers who give instruction in programmes where all the instruction is in a language other than Finnish have to be able to teach and tutor multicultural and linguistically heterogeneous groups, and they have to be given opportunity to develop their language and communication skills. Only candidates who have been able to give evidence of having a sufficient competence in the language of instruction will be admitted to programmes in which the language of instruction is other than Finnish. Such proof is not required of exchange students who want to participate in individual courses. Programmes taught in languages other than Finnish will have to have relevance for both Finnish and foreign students. Sufficient scope will be given in the programmes for the development of language and communication skills. Foreign teachers will be informed about the programmes as a whole, for them to be able to adjust their part of the teaching to them. When tuition forming part of a syllabus is given in a language other than Finnish, it is not necessary to offer the same tuition in Finnish. Students have the right, however, to take examinations and perform writing tasks in Finnish unless they make part of programmes in which language skills are an integral part of studies (e.g. masters’ programmes taught in languages other than Finnish). When instruction is in a language other than Finnish, particular care will be taken that Finnish students acquire the relevant concepts and terminology in Finnish also.
