Getting Getting ready forready for

CLILCLIL

The essence of CLILThe essence of CLIL Creating connections between learners’ lives and the Creating connections between learners’ lives and the

content being taught in school;content being taught in school;

Learners will co-construct their understanding and Learners will co-construct their understanding and learning.learning.

““Learners learn to use the language and use the Learners learn to use the language and use the language to learn” language to learn”

CLIL recreates the conditions to which young children CLIL recreates the conditions to which young children are exposed when they learn their first language.are exposed when they learn their first language.

CLIL environmentCLIL environment

It makes a child’s language-learning It makes a child’s language-learning potential work by providing:potential work by providing:

Rich INPUTRich INPUT Opportunities for rich INTAKE and Opportunities for rich INTAKE and

OUTPUTOUTPUT BUT: not all INPUT becomes INTAKEBUT: not all INPUT becomes INTAKE CONSEQUENCE: limited opprotunities for CONSEQUENCE: limited opprotunities for

output and learning will be HINDEREDoutput and learning will be HINDERED

WHAT IS AND ISN’T UNIQUE WHAT IS AND ISN’T UNIQUE ABOUT CLIL?ABOUT CLIL?

Although CLIL is a new Although CLIL is a new approachapproach , it fits into the , it fits into the parametres of national or regional curriculum;parametres of national or regional curriculum; It is a new approach that seeks to enrich the learning It is a new approach that seeks to enrich the learning enviroment;enviroment;It requieres a co-operation and skills exchange It requieres a co-operation and skills exchange among language and content teachers;among language and content teachers;It requieres a colective agreement on common It requieres a colective agreement on common teaching strategies and students learning activities;teaching strategies and students learning activities; An essencial step in CLIL implementation: An essencial step in CLIL implementation: Interdiciplinary fusionInterdiciplinary fusion

CORE-FEATURES OF CLIL CORE-FEATURES OF CLIL METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY

These are essencial elements of good practice These are essencial elements of good practice in CLIL and in education in general;in CLIL and in education in general;

These strategies support the successful deliver These strategies support the successful deliver of CLIL lessons.of CLIL lessons.

MULTIPLE FOCUSMULTIPLE FOCUS

SAFE AND ENRICHING ENVIROMENT SAFE AND ENRICHING ENVIROMENT

AUTHENTICITYAUTHENTICITY

ACTIVE LEARNING ACTIVE LEARNING

SCAFFOLDINGSCAFFOLDING

CO-OPERATIONCO-OPERATION

WHAT DRIVES THE CORE-WHAT DRIVES THE CORE-FEATURES?FEATURES?

THINKING drives the teaching/learning process;THINKING drives the teaching/learning process; COGNITION drives the good CLIL practice.COGNITION drives the good CLIL practice.

THINKING = COGNITIONTHINKING = COGNITIONIt is the mental faculty of knowing which includes:It is the mental faculty of knowing which includes: Perceiving Perceiving RecognizingRecognizing JudgingJudging ReasoningReasoning ConceivingConceiving imagining imagining

CLIL GOALSCLIL GOALS

The holistic development of learners;The holistic development of learners; To guide students towards becoming capable To guide students towards becoming capable

and motivated;and motivated; To form independent studentsTo form independent students To put the focus on SUBSTANCETo put the focus on SUBSTANCE Not only provide with new information but Not only provide with new information but

also permit the connection between that new also permit the connection between that new information and the existing knowldge, skills information and the existing knowldge, skills and attitudes.and attitudes.

CLIL MODELCLIL MODEL

MEANING-MAKING is both a personal and MEANING-MAKING is both a personal and social process social process (COMUNITY)(COMUNITY)

The new knowledge and skills develop The new knowledge and skills develop through: through:

Personal and cooperative reflection Personal and cooperative reflection (COGNITION)(COGNITION)

A communicative process A communicative process (COMMUNICATION)(COMMUNICATION)

THE FOUR PRINCIPLESTHE FOUR PRINCIPLES

These principles can serve as a reference point These principles can serve as a reference point for lessons planning for lessons planning

They contribute to successful outcomesThey contribute to successful outcomes

COGNITIONCOGNITION

COMMUNITY – CONTENT - COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNITY – CONTENT - COMMUNICATION

How does clil work for How does clil work for studentsstudents??

CLIL classes work:CLIL classes work: To create life experiences;To create life experiences; To tap into the innate language learning ability To tap into the innate language learning ability

we all have.we all have.

Communication and learning take place in Communication and learning take place in the CLIL languagethe CLIL language

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SourcesSources

Book: “Uncovering CLIL”,by Peter Mehisto, Book: “Uncovering CLIL”,by Peter Mehisto, Maria-Jesus Frigols, and David Marsh. Maria-Jesus Frigols, and David Marsh. (Chapter 2: Getting ready for CLIL)(Chapter 2: Getting ready for CLIL)

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