Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

The Content and Integrated Language module of Uteach aims to prepare professionals (both subject teachers and teachers of English) to teach and function professionally and effectively at schools for ‘Tweetalig Onderwijs’ in the Netherlands.The course focuses both on theories related to teaching your subject through English and various models how to achieve this. You learn about how learners learn languages and how you can facilitate this in your subject lessons. How is teaching biology or history through English different from teaching it in the learners’ first language? Which skills do you need to develop to facilitate learning of both your subject and English? How can you give feedback to learners on both content and language? In the course you will design, practise at your school and evaluate learning actitivies related to CLIL. Moreover, will you gain insight into the specifics of the Dutch TTO situation.

Teachers who have completed at least a higher professional education teacher training and who also teach at a school during the course. Furthermore, an online introductory meeting of 15 minutes with the coordinator prior to the course is part of the registration.

The Content and Integrated Language module of Uteach aims to prepare professionals (both subject teachers and teachers of English and other languages) to teach and function professionally and effectively as a CLIL teacher at schools for ‘Tweetalig Onderwijs’ in the Netherlands. Have an understanding of how CLIL can be useful for teaching at International Schools and are able to apply CLIL pedagogy at these schools.

At the end of the course module professionals will have attained:

• Knowledge and skills in the following key points for CLIL;

  • Adaptation and sequencing of resources, teaching and learning activities (scaffolding, input and output);
  • Support and stimulation of learners’ understanding;
  • Support learners’ active participation and production & progress;
  • Evaluation of CLIL teaching and learning;

• Knowledge of Dutch policy toward TTO education and ability to put this in an international perspective;

• Knowledge and understanding of the role of English Departments at Dutch TTO schools.

Enrollment for this course is not yet possible.

More information or questions? Please email: gst@uu.nl

Please note:

• You must have completed at least a higher professional education teacher training prior to this course;
• You can only register for this course if you also teach at a school during the course;
• A 15-minute online introductory meeting with the coordinators prior to the course is part of the registration.