this is meant to be an overview of the steps taken in the Basque Country towards the CLIL approach

1. MULTILINGUAL
EDUCATION IN THE
BASQUE COUNTRY
A step towards CLIL?
Mª Dolores Vázquez
2012

2. Modern foreign languages &
Compulsory Education
1st L3 OPTIONAL:
2nd L3
Infant French -Secondary
Mostly
English Primary German
-Possible (not
Secondary common)3Cycle
Primary

4. Ultimate goal
A step towards ...
Content and Language
Integrated Learning
CLIL

5. MULTILINGUAL PROGRAM:
Institutional projects (before 2010-2011)
ENGLISH MULTILINGUAL
AT EARLY PROJECT
INEBI BHINEBI
STAGES (ITI) (English, French,
Primary Secondary
(4/5-year olds) German)
1996: 13 schools 2003: 20 schools
4-8: DIP, DIP, DIP

6. Myriam Met
Myriam Met
National Foreign Language Center
National Foreign Language Center
University of Maryland
University of Maryland
CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATION (M. Met)
CONTENT -DRIVEN LANGUAGE-DRIVEN
Immersion Immersion Different Different Language Language
Program Program subjects subjects classes classes
(100%) (50%- + Language through
topics and
80%) subject
content
(L1: Basque) (Basque/Spanish) (Basque/Spanish/ (A, B or D models) (L1: Spanish)
English)
D MODEL B MODEL INEBI & BHINEBI A MODEL &
MULTILINGUAL (English subject: 3 English as a
EXPERIENCE hours per week) foreign language

7. INGLEGOIZ: INGELEs GOIZtiarra
(Early introduction of English): (1:30 hours /week) in
Infant (+ 1st Cycle)
INEBI: INgelesa Edukien Bidez
English subject (2-3 hours per week) in Primary.
BHINEBI: Bigarren Hezkuntza
English subject (3 hours/week) in Secondary.
HMH/MET: Hezkuntza Marko
Hirueleduna / Marco de
Experimentación Trilingüe

8. MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION
 ADVISORS: Design the materials.
 COLLABORATORS: Classroom first
implementation.
 ADVISORS: Corrections, changes and
definitive design.
 SEMINARS: Presentation of materials
to teachers.
Reflecting on implementation and teaching
practice.

9. INGLEGOIZ
 4 & 5 year olds (DIP, DIP, DIP)
 Decree of April 9th, 2001 (BOPV)
 Objectives:
– To promote motivation and positive
attitude towards English.
– To work on Phonology and Oral
Comprehension.
– To use the L3 as a tool for
communication.
 EUROPEAN LANGUAGE LABEL
PRIZE 2005
 Primary 1 + 2 (bridge)

10. Infant sessions: Unit 12
 Key activities: stories,
songs, rhymes,
handicrafts, drama,
rituals...
 Stages
– Greetings
– Revision of songs &
rhymes
– Main activity
– New song /rhyme
– Farewell

11.  Primary: 2nd & 3rd Cycle
 Objectives:
– Those from ITI
– To use the L3 to teach other subjects.

12. LEVEL 1st TERM 2nd TERM 3rd TERM
P1 ANIMALS BIRTHDAYS & MY COMMUNITY
CELEBRATIONS
P2 WATER (1) TOYS & GAMES FAMOUS ARTISTS
P3 BODY TIME FAMOUS PEOPLE
P4 WATER (2) FAMILY FAMOUS BUILDINGS
P5 CLIMATE SETTLEMENTS PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD
P6 MY BODY ANCIENT THE UNIVERSE
CHANGES CIVILISATIONS

13. UNITS & KEY ELEMENTS
 Thematic units (2
months)
 Unit structure :3 parts
 1st cycle: bridge with
Infant
 Diary
 Workstations
(corners)
 Song Book

14.  Stories, Drama,
Games
 Assessment:
– Oral & Written
production
– Helper
– Folders
– Self and co-
evaluation

15. INEBI and COMPETENCES
Thematic units, stories, drama, Math, Art and Culture,
poetry... Scientific, Social
Looking for info, using ICT Digital
Diary, evaluation, planning, Learning to Learn,
corners, helper, folders, eliciting Autonomy
previous Knowledge...
Discussion, group work, Social
coevaluation
+ linguistic Competence

16. ENGLISH IN SECONDARY
EDUCATION
•BHINEBI
•MULTILINGUAL PROJECT
•TRILINGUAL PROJECT
(HMH/MET)

17. BHINEBI - THEMES
SEC 1 Unit 1: Europe: Unit 2: How did Unit 3: Famous
Europeans where we live Europe come to Europeans
(Geography) be? (History) (Applied Art&Science)
SEC 2 Unit 1: Taking Unit 2: Unit 3:
Citizens of the care of the Earth Taking care of ourselves
Taking care of others
world (Earth Science) (Health Science) (Political Science)
SEC 3 Unit 1: Unit 2: Become an Unit 3: Become a
Discovering Become a writer artist musician
myself (Literature) (Visual Arts&Design) (Music)
SEC 4 Unit 1: Human Unit 2: Human Unit 3: Human
Discovering Beliefs thoughts deeds
Universal Culture (History of Religion) (Philosophy) (Political Science)

18. MULTILINGUAL PROJECT
 A subject taught in English /also in French, German
 Each school decides what subjects to teach
 Optional subjects, Technology, History, ICT, Music,
Citizenship... (at least 7 hours per week or 25% of the
curriculum)
 No extra-staff
 Compulsory & Post Compulsory Secondary Education
 Optional for students with an adequate level of Basque
& English
 Subject teachers or English Teachers with another
degree
 Teacher in-service training

19. TRILINGUAL
DIVERSE
MODELS PROJECT
FREEDOM
STATE & (families &
PRIVATE school)
SCHOOLS
L1, L2 EXPERIMENTAL
L3 PROJECT
ASSESSMENT
PROCESS
HMH
(Competences) MET
MAT C.
SCIEN C.
GENERAL FLEXIBILITY
CONSENSUS SAME
FINAL AIMS
(L1-2-3 Comp.)

20. OTHER ACTIONS
Summer stays
English abroad Language
Camps assistants
Courses in & abroad
(Teachers)

21. SOME REFERENCES
• Inglegoiz, INEBI & BHINEBI units
http://nagusia.berritzeguneak.net/hizkuntzak/
• A Science unit from Catalonia (from a
training course with Co Doyle)
• Some Trilingual Project’s Seminars:
• Subject Seminar Primary (wiki)
• Language Seminar Primary (wiki)
• Subject Seminar Secondary (blog)

22. OTHER INITIATIVES
(Languages)
-Erasmus visitor students
-American students
-Art & museums
-TIL/HTB
-European projects