Anglolang Academy of English

Content & Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

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Accommodation Homestay / Hotel / Self-catering

Price Range £335.00 per week

Price Includes

Beginners Not for beginners

Class Size 15 maximum

Course Length 1 weeks - 2 weeks

Town / City & Region SCARBOROUGH , North of England

Tuition Style Group

Tuition Hours Per Week 30.0

Ages 23 - 65

Course Type Teachers

Other Information

This introductory CLIL course is for teachers who are currently teaching, or preparing to teach, an academic subject in English. Academic subjects include Geography, History, Biology, Economics, Citizenship, to name but a few. Morning sessions focus on language development where participants gain confidence in using English. The afternoon methodology sessions introduce fresh and communicative approaches to teaching your subject through English.

PREPARATION

All participants complete a pre-registration form with the following information:

  • Current teaching role and responsibilities      
  • Previous professional development
  • Age of students                                                  
  • Teaching experience                                                           
  • Reasons for choosing the course

An optional four week e-learning phase precedes the two week course at Anglolang. This focuses on language, culture and activities based around CLIL methodology. This part of the course is delivered via the Internet and is conducted at the students’ own pace. A chat room and message board facility enable course participants to meet and share ideas before the classroom based phase of the course begins. E-learning feedback from Anglolang tutors is provided on a one-to-one basis. A profile (including a photo) of each participant and trainer is also provided.

Before arriving in Scarborough, participants receive details of their accommodation. If this is a homestay provider, a family description is provided.

OBJECTIVES

By experiencing a range of practical teaching techniques, participants will expand their own working classroom ideas while refreshing and developing their English language proficiency.

By the end of the course participants will have:

  • Collected a portfolio of teaching resources appropriate to CLIL teaching
  • Increased their awareness of how to teach their subject effectively through English
  • Increased their awareness of how learning styles affect teaching
  • Broadened their subject-specific vocabulary
  • Shared ideas and experiences
  • Increased awareness of how cultural backgrounds can affect classroom dynamics
  • Created a network of teaching contacts within Europe

 

METHODOLOGY

This course uses a wide variety of communicative activities to develop language competence and also builds students’ confidence in teaching through English. Participants will have the opportunity to expand specific subject vocabulary as well as participate in practical group methodology sessions which provide them with ideas and materials that they can use upon their return to their own country. They will take part in seminars, workshops, lectures, open discussions and a study visit during term time (e.g. a primary or secondary school) or a place of cultural interest (non-term time). The exact content of the course is negotiated before and throughout the course to take into account the specific needs and developing interests of each group.

Participants are grouped according to their English level for morning language development sessions and are encouraged to reflect on how they could adapt the activities done in lessons for use in their own classrooms. Afternoon CLIL methodology sessions are grouped according to teaching context.

CONTENT & LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) SAMPLE TIMETABLE - WEEK ONE

Monday: 

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Welcome, course overview, introductions, ice-breaking activities
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Guided town tour including information on local schools and colleges

Tuesday:                              

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Cross-curricular teaching (including a demo lesson)

Wednesday:                        

  • Full-day study visit

Please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit or further language/methodology sessions.

Thursday:                             

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Scaffolding: Using written and spoken sentence frames

Friday:                                   

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Developing vocabulary resources for your subject

 

CONTENT & LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) SAMPLE TIMETABLE - WEEK TWO

Monday:                               

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Catering for different learning styles within the CLIL classroom

Tuesday:                              

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Teaching with new technologies

Wednesday:                        

  • Full-day study visit.

Please note this study visit is offered on courses which take place between mid-June and mid-August. At other times of the year this is replaced by a school visit or further language/methodology sessions.

Thursday:                             

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Working with texts

Friday:                                   

  • 09.00 – 13.00 Language development
  • 14.00 – 16.00 Prepare and present a mini CLIL lesson, reflection & evaluation

Optional evening entertainment will also be recommended, such as theatre evenings, countryside pub tours, live music / concerts and cinema evenings.

FOLLOW UP

On the final afternoon participants discuss dissemination ideas and complete a course evaluation form. They are given the opportunity to join a mailing list of EU teachers who have participated in previous Anglolang teacher training courses to encourage collaboration and the development of future projects. During this final phase, participants are also asked to share their experiences with project work. The trainers provide key information to encourage participants to begin a project of their own.

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