CLIL IS PRACTICE. A training course for the creation of interactive lessons in foreign languages
ERASMUS K1 PROJECT
about the course
course description
Content teachers are not infrequently monolingual and may not recognize the benefits of becoming bilingual, while language teachers may not feel proficient in the subject-area knowledge required for content teaching. Education ministries insist on CLIL implementation, but do not oversee a workforce sufficiently competent in all three necessary areas: target language ability, subject knowledge, and CLIL methodology.
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a term created in 1994 by David Marsh and Anne Maljers as a methodology similar to but distinct from language immersion and content-based instruction. It’s an approach for learning content through an additional language (foreign or second), thus teaching both the subject and the language. The idea of its proponents was to create an “umbrella term” which encompasses different forms of using language as the medium of instruction.
We propose a training which is not a common English learning course, but is conducted by native English trainers conducting interactive lessons aiming at the development of transversal competences like:
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creativity
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motivation
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intelligent and focused use of ICT
in order to make specific lessons in English language on topics which are not part of English language and literature. Can be science, can be math, can be economy. Participants are teachers or trainers or educators experts in topics which belong to them as they learnt to become professionals in their job. But, when you have to face the fact that, from tomorrow, you have to start to teach some hours of your daily program at school in another language, you need further competence and a great motivation to organize your lesson, to feel up to a new task, to take care on the quality of contents and, at the same time, on correct pronunciation and grammar.
What does it mean to train on the CLIL method? or better said, a training to learn and use the CLIL method?
According to the original idea, it’s not just a lesson on a topic in another language but is more: it’s a challenge for the majority of teachers all around the world.
The CLIL method is a revolution and a radical change for all teachers involved.
LEARNING GOALS
- learn how to conduct interactive CLIL lessons
- develop a smarter and more focused use of ICT in developing CLIL lessons
- improve transversal competences like creativity, communication and more leadership in the use of motivational methods for a better students’ engagement
- widen their perspectives about creating innovative lesson plans crossing all subjects
- empower their ability to use English technical language related to CLIL
Target Group
Mainly teachers and educators but also trainers and school directors.
Teachers can be language teachers, especially English teachers who aim at becoming “CLIL trainers” and subject teachers, who are the main target for whom the CLIL method is useful, urgent and required in order to widen perspectives and improve the internationalization level of teaching.
Potentially all adults and also professionals in the field of education are welcomed to this course.
program/Training Modules
INTRO/METHOD
Like all our programs, the present one is flexible and adaptable to special requests, depending on the subject taught or on the starting level of the participant.
Furthermore, in line with the JUMP Academy method, our courses are based on a strategic balance between formal and non-formal education, indoor and outdoor education and the team takes care of a very important aspect of international mobility which is the intercultural learning which we develop with short excursions and facilitating the interaction with local partners, businesses and citizens of our territory. Each local context has its own economy so it’s always useful, in training programs, to get in contact with concrete examples (experiential learning and real based learning).
We always try to connect our learners to local teachers and students to cooperate in developing innovation and networking for future projects. If possible, inside the program, a morning is spent inside a local school, visiting, observing, and cooperating in the realization of one or more lessons. The proposed program JUMP works, in European dimension and with an international spirit, at the local level and, according to the period of the training along the year and the weather, it is possible to change some sessions and add visits and meetings, in cooperation with our network of partners including schools involved in European projects).
WEEK DAILY SCHEDULE
Saturday or Sunday:
Arrival of participants, transfer and welcome. Lodging and logistic support. Depending on the arrival time the participants are helped to have a meal or fulfill any other need.
Monday morning session: 9:30-12:30
Meeting in the lobby of Villa Gabriella International, welcome, first briefing by the organizers, presentation of the team, logistics information, gadgets distribution and start of the program. Walking down to the city center. Outdoor team building activity “The Mission Impossible game in Soverato”. Getting to know the important places of the city, the orientation points, traditions and cultural elements, interacting with local citizens.
12:30 end of the morning activity with a debriefing and logistic info
Free time for lunch or to enjoy the beach
Organized lift from the city center to the Villa.
Monday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
“Experience Calabria. A place to live, a place to love”. Presentation of JUMP and of the most important cultural elements of the region. Participants are asked to present themselves quickly and introduce their school in a creative or digital way using the internet and our screen.
Dinner organized for all the groups in a local restaurant.
Tuesday morning session: 9:30-12:30
First outdoor ice breaking game to get to know each other and create a good working climate.
Division in small groups and start of the indoors or outdoor sessions with the JUMP trainer.
Introduction to Module 1, Meaning of CLIL. Intro to the basics of the method, its history and actual developments. Hard CLIL vs soft CLIL.
Module 2, the keys of teaching a subject through another language. The 4 or the 5 Cs. Transversal competences developed. Developing Cultural and Communication skills.
End of the session 12:30
Tuesday afternoon
15:00 – 17:30
1st excursion to develop cultural knowledge, strengthen team building and socialization among participants.
“Walking tour to the old village of Soverato Superiore, visit to the Church of “La Pietà” of Gagini and exploring the narrow streets. Interacting with local people.
Free evening to enjoy the city center or rest. Possibly JUMP can propose a social activity like a wine tasting.
Wednesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Module 3, going deep into technical language: scaffolding, flipped lessons, BICs and CALPs.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Wednesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
Module 4, changing perspectives of conducting lessons using the CLIL method. Interactive lessons and the use of ICT. CLIL in the digital era: apps and tools.
Free evening to enjoy the city center or rest
Thursday morning session: 9:30 – 12:30
Module 5, Developing new lesson plans for my CLIL teaching path.
Thursday afternoon is (usually) free time.
The staff will provide some suggestions for possible activities or excursions. For example to Catanzaro city, Capital of the region
Friday morning session: 09:30 – 11:00 (shorter morning lesson).
Module 6, bringing CLIL to my school. Development of a plan for the CLIL revolution.
11:00 free time to visit the local market which is nice and folkloristic.
On Friday – at an agreed time – usually in the afternoon – it’s organized as an excursion in a beautiful and unique old village with a final dinner. The staff enjoys it and there’s a professional guide with us.
Depending on the season the excursion starts in the morning or in the afternoon. From July to September it’s usually in the afternoon-evening for the high heat.
Saturday morning session: 09:30 – 12:00
Closing the course: Evaluation and delivery of formal certificates/Europass and admin documents.
Saturday afternoon:
Free time and last moments all the participants together for socialization.
Sunday:
Departure of participants.
The indicated times may suffer some changes depending on the season (earlier in the winter time and later in the summertime).
TRAINING MODULES
Module 1, Meaning of CLIL. Intro to the basics of the method, its history and actual developments. Hard CLIL vs soft CLIL.
Module 2, the keys of teaching a subject through another language. The 4 or the 5 Cs. Transversal competences developed. Developing Cultural and Communication skills.
Module 3, going deep into technical language: scaffolding, flipped lessons, BICs and CALPs.
Module 4, changing perspectives of conducting lessons using the CLIL method. Interactive lessons and the use of ICT. CLIL in the digital era: apps and tools.
Module 5, Developing new lesson plans for my CLIL teaching path.
Module 6, bringing CLIL to my school. Development of a plan for the CLIL revolution.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course the participants will have:
- learnt how to conduct interactive CLIL lessons
- developed smarter and more focused use of ICT in developing CLIL lessons
- improved transversal competences like creativity, communication and more leadership in the use of motivational methods for a better students’ engagement
- widened their perspectives about creating innovative lesson plans crossing all subjects
- developed their ability to use English technical language related to CLIL
certification details
JUMP certifies or 36 hours for 6 days course (6*6) or more if needed adding extra hours per day. Or 30 hours for a 5 days course (6*5).
The course can be also extended to a 2 weeks course with the options 10 days or 12 days course if asked and agreed, depending on the project of the sending organization.
10 days are excluded the weekend (5+5), 12 days are from Monday to Saturday morning (6+6).
At the end of the training, JUMP delivers a formal certificate of attendance and the team is at disposal to fill the Europass certification document according to the EU model template and other needed documents for reporting of the sending institution.
Quality standards
Our courses are in line with the Erasmus+ Quality standards for courses under Key Action 1 (learning mobility of individuals)
Costs
The cost is fully covered by the Erasmus grant. Write to associazionejump@gmail.com to ask for information on costs and the services provided to plan your mobility project in Soverato with JUMP.
How to apply
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