Learning outcomes

Students will have acquired:

• Awareness of language development through aesthetic learning processes and how these relate to other learning processes
• Knowledge of how to produce a storyboard, create characters and background in film as well as various animation techniques
• Understanding of the processes related to animation and how these stimulate children’s motor functions
• Knowledge of how to use metaphors, symbols and contrasts in animation and how these stimulate children’s development and learning
• Understanding of how to apply theories in a teaching and learning situation
• Educational tools to use in inclusive teaching and in the teaching of children with special needs
• Skills in using computer animation techniques in their future work with children as a method of developing their language competences
• Ability to work collaboratively in group-based activities. The module content is balanced between theoretical studies and practical activities, so students will experience not only the WHY of learning but also the HOW