5. Main aims
This course is directed towards primary teachers
involved in CLIL projects in their first year.
Our main aims are:
• To reflect on the CLIL theoretical and practical framework
• To share and analyze CLIL planning examples
• To advise and guide the CLIL units design and development
• To foster a CLIL effective implementation adding more resources
and teaching repertoire
6. Ethos
The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a
specific person, people, culture, or movement.
The distinctive spirit and attitudes of a culture or an era:
The Greek Ethos or
“The CLIL Ethos”
• Working in collaboration
• Sharing experiences
• Reflecting upon our teaching practice
• Motivating innovative teaching
• Creating a relaxed and non stressful atmosphere
• Overcoming fears and worries
• Modelling good teaching practices
8. Statements about CLIL
Diamond 9
1
2 3
4 5
6
7 8
Variations:
9
Create a Diamond 9 about “How to learn English” with your pupils.
Choose seven sentences and invent two.
10. CLIL Definition
Situations where subjects, or parts of subjects, are taught through a
foreign language with dual-focussed aims, namely the learning of
content, and the simultaneous learning of a foreign language, 1994.
CLIL approach involves learning subjects such as History,
Geography or others through and additional language.
Any activity in which a foreign language is used as a tool
in the learning of a non-language subjects in which both
language and the subject have a joint role, 2002.
David Marsh
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11. CLIL Definition
CLIL is dynamic, a flexible concept where topics and
subjects – foreign language and non-language subject/s –
are integrated in some kind of mutually beneficial way so
as to provide value-added to educational outcomes for
the widest possible range of learners.
Do Coyle, 2005
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12. CONTEXT
CLIL in Europe by David M arsh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGnkEMjBg4g
CLIL in Europe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGzxqtGFOJw&feature=related
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13. Status of CLIL provision in primary and general
secondary education, 2004 /2005
CLIL provision as part of
mainstream school
Education
CLIL provision
within pilot projects
Combination of CLIL
provision as part of
mainstream school
education and within
pilot projects
No CLIL provision
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14. Status of CLIL target languages used for CLIL in
primary and general secondary education, 2006 /2007
Source: Eurydice
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