AIMS OF THE COURSE:
This course is a dual focused one, aimed at developing teachers’ fluency and accuracy in English, as well as implementing CLIL by understanding its methodology principles and applications and relating theory to practice in their own classroom. It Includes CLIL lesson planning, finding resources, and the creation of materials. By the end of the course, participants will have gained more confidence in using English as a means of communication. They will have developed an understanding of the key principles and terminology of CLIL and will have explored practical ideas for the integration of content and language. They will return to their schools equipped with ideas, strategies and activities to integrate into their course curricular for effective successful CLIL lessons with their students.
FOR WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
The course is appropriate for primary, secondary and vocational teachers, who would like to use the CLIL methodology to teach subjects through the means of English.
OBJECTIVES:
Participants will:
- Improve individual competency, language skills and fluency for the CLIL classroom
- Understand the basic principles of CLIL
- Develop practical classroom skills to teach CLIL
- Explore ideas and materials for use and adaptation in their own contexts
- Engage students in communicative activities appropriate to their level
- Enrich their knowledge of Cyprus and its cultural heritage.
PREPARATION. PRE-COURSE PREPARATIVE MODALITIES:
- On-line Language Level Assessment
- Needs Analysis
- Online resources and reading material
- Cultural heritage information
PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS. INTRA-COURSE MODALITIES OFFERED BY THE COURSE PROVIDER:
- Course Tutor
- Pedagogic Learning Materials Included
- Exchange of Best Practice
- Participants’ Evaluation Feedback
- Pastoral Care, 24 hr Emergency Number
- Optional Cultural Activities and Visits
FOLLOW UP. POST-COURSE MODALITIES:
- Europass Mobility
- Post-Course Facebook Forum
- A Certificate of Attendance and Achievement
COURSE CONTENT:
During the course participants will explore the principles behind Content and Language Integrated learning (CLIL) while improving their English language skills so that they will gain the confidence and understanding of how to combine language and subject teaching within a practical lesson framework. We will be selecting an appropriate topic, and, through solo, pair and group tasks plan stimulating activities that impart the learning of both content and language. Participants will explore a wide variety of practical task types and activities which they can put into immediate use in their own classroom.
COURSE TOPICS:
A) LANGUAGE
- Reading Skills: Exposure to and practice of main types of reading techniques to gain deeper understanding and focus attention on linguistic, semantic and surface details.
- Writing Skills: Formal and informal writing practice to develop fluency and understanding of register. Look at fundamentals of accuracy, cohesion and coherence. Writing activities may be set for homework.
- Listening Skills: Provision of a variety of listening activities to help students develop effective listening strategies for global comprehension and intensive listening.
- Speaking SkillS: A range of activities to encourage communication is key to our teaching to improve accuracy and fluency in authentic contexts.
- Vocabulary: Vocabulary represents one of the most important skills necessary in learning a foreign language. Our lexical approach encourages the linking of words, chunks formed by collocations and fixed phrases.
B) CLIL :
- The key principles of CLIL and how theory can be translated into practice. How and why CLIL works.
- What is the role of the teacher and what should they expect from their learners?
- Use of frameworks, and what makes an effective CLIL lesson using the 4 Cs.
Teachers will be given opportunities to design material and reflect on the different task types. Key to this is also learning how to select from existing material and adapt according to their learners’ needs. We look at scaffolding tools for best practices
SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Welcome
- Testing and Evaluation
- IcebreakerTeam builder game
- Intensive English
- Introduction to CLIL – clear understanding and learning principles.
- The role of the teacher in CLIL lesson planning
2) Tuesday
- Intensive English
- The 4Cs: Effective CLIL lessons - Selecting and adapting materials for CLIL
3) Wednesday
- Intensive English
- Scaffolding tools to support learning
- Portfolio - Planning a CLIL lesson
4) Thurdsay
- Intensive English
- Effective Assessment types
- Portfolio - Planning a CLIL lesson
5) Friday
- Intensive English
- Presentation of learners’ portfolios
- Course evaluation
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY: Full Day Excursion (included in Two-Week Course, optional for 1-wk course)
6) Monday
- Intensive English
- Selecting an appropriate CLIL topic / project and prepping
7) Tuesday
- Intensive English
- Current methodologies suitable for the CLIL classroom
8) Wednesday
- Intensive English
- Material design selection and adaption
- Making the most of your resources
9) Thursday
- Intensive English
- Evaluation strategies
- ICT tools for CLIL
10) Friday
- Intensive English
- Evaluation of group projects
- Reflection of the course and going forward
OUTCOMES:
- Improved English language proficiency
- Develop practical classroom skills to teach CLIL
- Acquire new techniques and skills for teaching academic content
- Be better equipped to design Reading, writing listening and speaking activities
- Be able to produce successful and effective CLIL lessons
- Plan stimulating activities that incorporate content and language
- Understand and implement assessment strategies
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
beach games, beach volleyball, bowling *, climbing *, diving *, extreme sports *, horse riding *, kitesurfing *, mountain biking *, mountain hiking, snorkeling, surfing *, water sports, windsurfing *, go-karting *
boat cruises *, cinema afternoon/evening, city tour/walk, conversation practice, cultural activities, cultural events and festivals, dance lessons/workshops, dinner in a typical restaurant *, film evenings, games nights, guided museum tours, guided walks, international evenings, jeep safari *, live music / music nights, museum visits, orientation tour, shopping, sightseeng, theme workshops, visits to music festivals, escape room *
Traditional Village Excursion *, Kalidania Waterfalls *, Agia Napa *, Akamas Jeep Safari *, Sparti Adventure Park *, Omodos Mountain Village *, Nicosia *, Limassol Zoo *, Donkey Farm *, Camel Park *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
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