Content and Language Integrated Learning
[ANL-CLI]
This CLIL course is for teachers who are currently teaching, or preparing to teach, an academic subject in English. Academic subjects include Geography, History, Biology, Economics, Citizenship, to name but a few. Morning sessions focus on language development where participants gain confidence in using English. The afternoon methodology sessions introduce fresh and communicative approaches to
teaching your subject through English.
OBJECTIVES
By experiencing a range of practical teaching techniques, participants will expand their own working classroom ideas while refreshing and developing their English language proficiency. By the end of the course participants will have:
– Collected a portfolio of teaching resources appropriate to CLIL teaching
– Increased their awareness of how to teach their subject effectively through English
– Increased their awareness of how learning styles affect teaching
– Broadened their subject-specific vocabulary
– Shared ideas and experiences
– Increased awareness of how cultural backgrounds can affect classroom dynamics
– Created a network of teaching contacts within Europe
METHODOLOGY
This course uses a wide variety of communicative activities to develop language competence and also builds students’ confidence in teaching through English. Participants will have the opportunity to expand specific subject vocabulary as well as participate in practical group methodology sessions which provide them with ideas and materials that they can use upon their return to their own country. They will take part in seminars, workshops, lectures, open discussions and a study visit during term time (e.g. a primary or secondary school) or a place of cultural interest (non-term time). The exact content of the course is negotiated before and throughout the course to take into account the specific needs and developing interests of each group.
Participants are grouped according to their English level for morning language development sessions and are encouraged to reflect on how they could adapt the activities done in lessons for use in their own classrooms. Afternoon CLIL methodology sessions are grouped according to teaching context.
SAMPLE TIMETABLE:
Monday:
1. Welcome, course overview, introductions, ice-breaking activities
2. Guided town tour including information on local schools and colleges
Tuesday:
1. Language development
2. Cross-curricular teaching (including a demo lesson)
Wednesday:
1. Full-day study visit (please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit or further language/methodology sessions.)
Thursday:
1. Language development
2. Scaffolding: Using written and spoken sentence frames
Friday:
1. Language development
2. Developing vocabulary resources for your subject
Monday:
1. Language development
2. Catering for different learning styles within the CLIL classroom
Tuesday:
1. Language development
2. Teaching with new technologies
Wednesday:
1. Full-day study visit (please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit or further language/methodology sessions).
Thursday:
1. Language development
2. Working with texts
Friday:
1. Language development
2. Prepare and present a mini CLIL lesson, reflection and evaluation
IMPORTANT!
– PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO JOIN THESE COURSES FOR 1 WEEK ONLY!