Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Supporting Communication in the Content CLIL
ClassroomCommunication, language and task
Keith Kelly
According to one dictionary
Uncountable noun which means:- the process of giving information or of making emotions or ideas known to someone- the process of speaking or writing to someone to exchange information or ideas
What do we mean by communication?
Consensus on communication
This can depend on many variables:
- Subject (types of communication acts differ)- Personality (teacher)- Country’s educational culture (traditions)- Classroom dynamics (children)- Teacher’s own experiences
(how we were taught; training; keeping up-to-date)
What is communication in the classroom?
Consensus on communication (ii)
If we want learners to be able to speak or write in the content classroom in a foreign language, learners need to have the language and the opportunity to do so.
Classroom communication = language + opportunity
What is communication in the classroom?
Consensus on communication (iii)
Planning language + communication
Some examples
EALs UK
Literacy in US schools
EALs UK 1 - functions
EALs UK 1 - language
EALs UK 1 – feeding assessment
EALs UK 2 – knowledge framework
Literacy in US schools- planning language
Literacy in US schools – altering curriculum documents
www.factworld.info
Which is the correct graph, why?
www.factworld.info
Parachute graph language
MA – He jumps out of the plane, falls fast towards the ground after a few seconds his parachute opens. He slows down, and then falls to the ground at a steady speed. So, it is B, it is B, because the first little bit of the graph is the bit before his parachute opens, the second little bit is the bit after his parachute opens when he’s going slower so it’s a more gradual decline, he doesn’t go through as much, it takes longer to go through the same kind of distance, that means he’s traveling slower. A and D both suggest a gradual slowing down, not an abrupt change with the parachute opening.
www.factworld.info
Explanation language analysis 1VocabularySubject specific:accelerategravitational accelerationslopeparabolaat a steady speedgraph
General academic:phasegradual declinedistance
NANS *
now
somehow
suggest
manage to
slowing
hang on
little bit
abrupt change
* Non-academic non-subject specific
www.factworld.info
Explanation language analysis 2Structures
We know when … that … (which is …) -relative clauses and conjunctions
The … is the … that … is … -definitionsIf we had a … it would be … -third conditionalA graph of the … against … should be a … -modal auxiliary
verb for deductionC is wrong because that would suggest that …-modal would to make
statement sound less definite
He goes from … to … in … (time) -prepositions… after a few seconds … and then … -sequencing phrases… it takes … so … that means … -concludingA and D both suggest …, not … -juxtaposing
Nobody knows exactly how our climate will change. Someplaces may get drier and have year-round temperatures upto 4°C hotter. Other places may become several degreescooler. Stormy weather may become more common.Glaciers and icebergs may start to melt and never formagain.Whatever happens, climate change will affect people aswell as the natural world. But there are things that we cando to slow down the changes and to minimize any ill-effects.
1 – Start with a text
Substitution tables A
Substitution tables A
2 - Identify core sentences
Some places may get …Some places may have year-round… Other places may become …Stormy weather …Glaciers and icebergs …
3 - Organise them for use with tasks
Some places Other placesStormy weatherGlaciers and icebergs
may
become more commonget drierbecome several degrees coolerhave year-round temperatures up to 4°C hotterstart to melt
Substitution tables B
Mars is called the red planet because its soil makes it look red. It has a very thin atmosphere which is mainly carbon dioxide. It is smaller than the earth and further from the sun. The temperature on Mars is never higher than 20° Centigrade. At night it usually falls below -120° Centigrade.
Venus is our nearest neighbour but is very unlike the earth. It has a heavy atmosphere of carbon dioxide which traps the heat. Its temperature is about 480° Centigrade all the time. There are two interesting things about Venus. Firstly, it rotates from east to west. Only Uranus also rotates in this direction. Secondly, Venus takes 243 days to rotate on its axis but only 225 days to orbit the sun. So its day is longer than its year!
Like our moon, Mercury has no atmosphere. It is the second smallest planet and the one closest to the sun. Its temperature during the day is 510° Centigrade. But at night the temperature falls to -170° Centigrade because there is no atmosphere to trap the heat.
Substitution tables BMars has a thin…Venus has a heavy…Mercury has no…Mars is furthest …Mercury is closest…The atmosphere on Mars contains…The atmosphere on Venus…The temperature on Mars…The temperature on Venus…The temperature on mercury…
MarsMercuryVenus
has a thin a heavyno
atmosphere
is closest tofurthest from
the Sun
The temperature on MarsVenusMercury
is
never higher than 20° Centigrade
abut 480480° Centigrade
510° Centigrade-170° Centigradebelow -120° Centigrade
a nightduring the day
AIR POLLUTION
Polluted air is found in most cities. It is caused by burning coal oil, and natural gas. Polluted air is unpleasant and harmful. Polluted air can cause respiratory infections, lung cancer, allergies, and other diseases. Polluted air also harms plants and reduces crop products.Motor vehicles are major sources of air pollution. Carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen oxides are the main pollutants. They are the result of burning gasoline in a car's engine.Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odourless gas. It is poisonous. Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides produce ozone gas. Ozone irritates the linings of the nose and throat. It makes the eyes water.
Create a frame – from text
Create a frame Talk / Write about air pollution
CausesPollution is caused by…
ConsequencesPolluted air can cause…It also…
PollutantsThe main pollutants are…They are produced by…
Carbon monoxide: This is…
Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides:They produce……irritate… and…
These words will help you:
coaloilnatural gasburningrespiratory infectionslung cancerallergiesgasolinecar enginecolourlessodourlesspoisonousozonenose throateyeswater
Create a sorting activity
Coal as a source of electricity Group reading, talking, sorting
Diet and disease Identify a generic structure in the text
How to do it
Supported speaking
Question loops Safe interactive reading and speaking
How to do it
Info searches Supported reading, speaking and writing
How to do it
Visuals
To support Ss speaking / writing Information gap work Vocabulary work
Presentation work (annotated PPTs) The planets of the solar system
Create pared down template from T PPT Handout as guide for listening and watching Give Ss blank annotated template to support Ss
presentation work
If we want learners to be able to speak or write in the content classroom in a foreign language, learners need to have the language and the opportunity to do so.
Classroom communication = language + opportunity
What is communication in the classroom?
Consensus on communication (iii)
References: Any language teacher recipe books:
Peter Watcyn-Jones Penguin Vocabulary games and activities Grammar games and activities
Herbert Puchta + Gunther Gerngross Teaching grammar creatively
Friedrich Klippel Keep Talking
Onestopclil / onestopenglish www.onestopclil.com
TeachingEnglish British Council / BBC http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/clil
PS - Planning language + communication Some examples
EALs UK Geri Smyth – Helping Bilingual Pupils to Access the
Curriculum, David Foulton, 2003 Andy Harvey – Using the Knowledge Framework for
planning in the primary curriculum, NALDIC Quarterly, Summer 2010
Literacy in US schools Heidi Hayes Jacobs – Active Literacy Across the
Curriculum, Eye on Education, 2006
