CLIL OVERVIEW

1. 2/22/2014
PRESENTATION
PIERCE COLLEGE ,ATHENS
by Dr. Helen Baliou
ELT School Advisor , West Attica School District

2.  Project work
 Thematic cycles
 Content-based instruction CBI
 Content-based learning CBL
 English for Specific Purposes ESP
 Cognitive Academic Language Learning Activities CALLA
 Language across the Curriculum LAC
 Task-based learning TBL
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6. • hard CLIL or soft CLIL?
• language-driven CLIL or content-driven CLIL?
• learning English or learning through English?
• using the language to learn or learning to use the language?
How should it be implemented?
• Where is CLIL?
• What is its relation to traditional ELT?
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9.  Lessons are student-centered
 Ss work in a “can do” atmosphere
 Ss explore topics
 Students carry out projects
 S’s engagement and entertainment is given
 Differentiated instruction is implemented (non-level specific teaching)
 Focus on thematic areas and vocabulary learning
lesson planning is multifocal

10. CLIL principles
 dual-focused education
 attention to topic and language
 English as a medium of instruction
 education as a whole
 student is actively involved in language learning
 more natural use of language
CLIL promotes
 critical thinking
 collaboration skills
 language competence
 cross-cultural understanding

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