Developing subject-specific language competence in pupils as an element of teacher training programmes. An example from the module “Teaching immigrant pupils in their second language (German)”

In order to guarantee fairness in learning and access to education regardless of social factors or first language, teachers need to be able to recognize not only the subject-specific, but also the linguistic aspects of their teaching, and develop the necessary competences in their students. This paper explains and illustrates how the module “Teaching immigrant pupils in their second language (German)” at the University of Bonn prepares teachers for this task