This repository will enhance learning taking place during Math and Physical Science face-to-face sessions. The learning activities will favour the CLIL approach to strengthen learners’ language proficiency as well as learners’ math and science content development, the principles underlying new-learning environments, and the learners’ needs.
Towards Understanding CLIL
“Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for learning and teaching of both content and language”. (Coyle, D. et al, 2010). As these authors mention within the CLIL framework different language-supportive methodologies are incorporated by the CLIL teacher so that content and language are joint aims of the lesson. In addition, CLIL analyzes effective teaching methodologies such as the ones derived from the constructivism approach to implement student-centered learning environments.
As Mehisto et al (2008) state repacking information, using charts and diagrams, and hands-on activities, and eliciting key vocabulary are among effective CLIL strategies.
How do you plan a lesson?
The 4Cs framework developed by Coyle, D. (2010) offers the CLIL teacher a framework of reference to start building a lesson. Click here to access a mind map template provided by these authors (p.56).
Main Benefits
- Students improve their language competence
- The language is used in a meaningful and contextualized learning experience
- Students develop low and high order thinking skills
- Communication skills are developed
- The learning process is scaffolded so that learners with low linguist abilities might reach high cognitive demands
- Increases students’ motivation
Coyle, D., Hood, P., & Marsh, D. (2010). CLIL Content and Language Integrated Learning. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Mehisto, P., Marsh, D., & Frigols, M. (2008). Uncovering CLIL. China: Macmillan Publishers Limited.
Feedback
This repository of learning activities aims at creating a community of practice whose main goal is gaining understanding in relation to new learning environments, CLIL approach, and successful learning experiences in places that use a second language as language of instruction. Therefore, your comments, suggestions, and feedback are welcome and will be very useful to reach the aim above mentioned.
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