CLIL Complete
A practical 4-day course for CLIL teachers containing all relevant topics in CLIL.
Content
Are you new or relatively new to CLIL and want to improve your CLIL teaching methodology? This is a practical course in content and language integrated learning, specially designed for all subject teachers.
CLIL teachers teach their subject (e.g. biology) and a second language (usually English) simultaneously. This course allows you to experience a variety of CLIL-focused activities and create your own ideas and materials for lessons.
Do you wonder how to motivate pupils to speak English in class? How to make sure texts and materials are at the right level? How to handle feedback in a CLIL class? This course addresses these topics.
The CLIL Complete course is open to teachers from all schools, and suitable for new as well as experienced CLIL teachers from all subjects.
Tailor made
It is possible to select a number of workshops especially for your school. Please contact us for the possibilities. We are happy to think along with you.
Programme
The CLIL Complete course includes the following topics:
- What is CLIL?
Introduction to CLIL and basic didactic principles.
- Active learning
Why is active learning important? You will experience various ‘active learning activities’ that you can use in your own classrooms immediately.
- Vocabulary in CLIL and the use of Personal Idiom Files (PIFs)
How do learners learn new language, how can you actively use vocab in your lessons and how can PIFs support vocab learning?
- Understanding input & Guiding Understanding in CLIL
Differentiating between content level and language level, and the role of scaffolding in your CLIL lessons.
- Encouraging Output: Speaking in CLIL
Why is spoken output important in CLIL lessons? What challenges do teachers face and what activities can help encouraging your learners to speak English?
- Encouraging Output: Writing in CLIL
How to design fun, challenging and authentic writing activities in CLIL? Taking into account the purpose, audience, structure and text type.
- Implementing European and International Orientation (EIO) in your lessons
What are key concepts of ElO and how can those be implemented in your lessons?
- Feedback in CLIL
What is effective feedback and how do you handle feedback on language in a CLIL lesson?
Planning
Please contact us for the planning of this course
Location:
Utrecht or at your school
Duration:
4 days
Language:
English
Price:
€925 (+ travel costs outside Utrecht)
Certification:
Certificate