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CLIL projects

Keith Kelly

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The plan for today…

Language, Skills, Concepts (3D CLIL)Student focusResourcesProducts

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Project work – defining what we mean

• student-centred• curriculum-focused• meaningful interaction• integrated skills• structured and product-led• fun

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Project work - Curriculum

Locate the curriculum guidelines for subjects you are interested in

UK National Curriculum:

Guidelines, resources, samples of work

Example - What goes on in Science?

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Exploring content resources

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Curriculum area?

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Curriculum area?

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Project work - ResourcesScience Across the World

a) a bank of resources for general Science projects

b) a database of contacts for carrying out a curriculum exchange project with a school in another country,

c) an internet-based and ICT focus to learning.

Example – What did you eat?

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Ice Cream Consumption in Europe Who eats the most?

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Food and drink diary

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Food and drink diary

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Food-drink diary

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Food-drink diary

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Project work - Skills

- research work

- dealing with data (gathering, presenting)

- presentation work

Example - HeredityHair colour, eye colour, skin colour, height, ear lobes, mid finger hair, tongue rolling

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Let's Launch a Rocket

Content projects for language learning

Design Build Test Observe Present

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Observe and present

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What’s going on here…?

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Creating cosmetics

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Young Learners CLIL

Invisible ink ‘oxidation of fruit’

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Other ‘Product’ projects

24 paper airplanes to create and fly http://www.paperairplanes.co.uk/

Bridge building challenges http://42explore.com/bridge.htm

School partnership projects

Chemistry as a Cultural Enterprise

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Conclusions and getting started

1) Explore the content curriculum:- resources- skills - the language

2) Identify an appealing aspect of this context for you and students

- a skill - PPTs- a grammar area - passive voice - general academic language for the content curriculum - economy

3) Offer a focus in your language lesson (large or small).

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References Forum for Across the Curriculum Teaching

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Science across the world www.scienceacross.org

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, www.bbsrc.ac.uk

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FACT Journal 15 – CLIL for ELTs