CLIL in Practice

COURSE OUTLINE

CLIL in Practice aims to develop teachers’ knowledge of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), showing how this method can be used to introduce new languages through specific course content. This practical course will be useful to any teacher who faces the challenge of teaching their subject in a language which is not their students’ mother tongue. The course will show how to plan and implement activities based on the key language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Participants will be introduced to a range of CLIL resources and aids and learn how to develop attractive material that can be adapted to their subject teaching. This course also offers an opportunity to learn about Irish culture in shared culture workshops, which showcase the practice of content and language integrated learning for English language learners.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Obtain an overview of the principles of CLIL teaching and your role in it as a teacher
Discover how to implement and expand CLIL in your given teaching context
Analyse a teaching methodology which will allow you to integrate subject and language learning
Gain guidance on how to select subject material and tasks to work on in your lessons
Focus on actual activities and practices you can implement in your classroom
Refresh and develop your English language fluency, accuracy and communication skills