Umfassende Sprachenbildung durch diversitätssensiblen Unterricht am Beispiel eines Unterrichtsprojekts zum Themenbereich Mein Zuhause

Abstract

Primary schools today are perceived as more heterogeneous than ever before, requiring didactic adaptations to create a suitable learning environment for all children. While language-sensitive teaching has gained attention, it often underutilizes the potential of diversity. We propose a diversity-sensitive approach that not only supports content and language learning through language-sensitive measures but also centers on the pupils themselves. This approach incorporates their lived experiences and backgrounds in a stereotype-free manner, emphasizing a resource- and potential-focused perspective. In this article, we illustrate how this approach, implemented in a school project titled My Home in amulticultural primary school class, enhances children's content learning, language development, and increased their active participation leading to children’s strenghened confidence (in terms of self-expression and self-worth).