CLIL: CONTENT & LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING
FOR UNIVERSITIES
Course Dates:
18 - 31 August 2013
(2 weeks)
Course Location:
Gediz University in
Izmir/ Turkey
Course Code:
CLU
Course Fee:
$ 850 or TL 1550
Target audience
● Teachers who deliver language courses at tertiary/ academic level and would
like to or need to branch out into CLIL
● Teachers who hope to deliver courses at tertiary/ academic level with a CLIL
component
● Teachers interested in pre-sessional / prep courses with a CLIL component
● Teachers who teach content subjects and now will have to deliver their
courses in English
● Teachers who have some experience teaching through CLIL and/or if they
find that the time you put into developing materials is not providing the
returns you expected
● Native and non-native teachers with C1+ level of English and above
Course summary
The aim of this course is to help you gain expertise and confidence in your ability to
deliver CLIL courses in English at tertiary level. This course is essentially a
methodology course. It will not be subject specific but will work on language, skills
and tools that are needed to deliver a state of the art CLIL course. Participants will
be encouraged to develop materials on a topic related to their teaching subject, so
that they can focus on their specific needs. This course will give you an opportunity
to become familiar and/or widen the range of materials and techniques which can
used in an academic CLIL course. It will offer you a range of options for teaching
and will encourage to develop your own ideas. It will also offer a platform to
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exchange ideas and become familiar with recently published materials and available
on-line resources.
Programme of the training activities
● Defining CLIL
● The main components of CLIL
● Teaching content through English versus Teaching English through content
● Evaluating materials; update on recently published materials
● Researching materials
● Developing materials; planning and giving a short CLIL lesson
● The language of classroom management and instruction
● Improving your ability to explain subjects in simple language that enables
your students to understand
● Focus on CLIL English in all four skills
● Methodology that can be used in CLIL courses – Task Based Learning
● Focusing on the specific requirements of CLIL
● Ways to help students get the most out of learning in another language
● Motivational strategies
● Interactive teaching
● Blended learning and e-learning
● Using authentic resources: published and on-line resources
● Testing and assessment in CLIL
Description of training content:
Preparation
Each applicant should bring a sample of the materials they use. This is a vital to
many activities during the course. They should also become familiar with the
recommended reading and send a brief summary outlining their hopes and
objectives as a result of attending this course.
Objectives
This course aims to equip the participants with the expertise and skills necessary to
deliver a CLIL course in English at tertiary level.
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Expected results
As a result of attending this course, the participants will be more confident and
prepared for the various challenges that teaching a CLIL course presents.
Is this the right course for me?
● Yes, if you already deliver or want to deliver a CLIL course
● Yes, if you want teaching ideas relevant to teaching any subject
● Yes, if you want to improve your own English for CLIL
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Programme of the training activities day by day:
Please note this is an example of a daily programme. Course content may often be
usefully adapted to incorporate the needs of each specific group.
Week 1
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Presentations Researching
on-line
resources
AM
9.00–
10.30
Gelling and Bloom’s
bonding
taxonomy
(1)
Task Based
Learning intro
11.00
–
12.30
What is
Bloom’s
CLIL
taxonomy
How much (2)
CLIL do
you already
incorporate
into your
courses
More Task
Evaluation
Based learning of published
materials
PM
14.00
15.30
Needs
analysis
Implementi Planning TBL
ng
cycles
Bloom’s
taxonomy
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Friday
Presentations
Presentations CLIL tongue
in cheek.
Mid-course
evaluation
and feedback.
Week 2
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
9.00–
10.30
The four
language
skills and
CLIL
Motivation Focusing on
Planning
al
specific
CLIL lessons
strategies
requirements 1 2
Presentation
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11.00
–
12.30
Interactive
teaching 1
How to
help the
students
get the
most of
learning
through
CLIL
Focusing on
Presentations
specific
1
requirements 2
Feedback on
presentation
s.
Assessment
and testing
PM
14.00
15.30
Interactive
teaching 2
Blended
learning
Planning CLIL Presentations
lessons 1
2
Course
evaluation
and
feedback
Plans for the
future
Recommended reading:
"Uncovering CLIL" Mehisto, Frigols & Marsh (Macmillan) 2008
"CLIL Activities" L. Dale & R. Tanner (CUP) 2012
Please note you do not need to buy or bring these books to the course.
Type of the certification awarded in the language of the training:
Attendance certificate detailing topics covered, course content and the number of
training hours.
If you are interested in taking part in this course, please book your place on our
website www.seltacademy.com or if you have further queries, please feel free to
contact us.
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Contact details:
Centre Manager: Zeynep Sevde Asaroglu
E-mail: pilgrimscourses@seltacademy.com
Tel: (+90) 212 604 21 00 ex: 2592
Mobile: (+90) 530 955 90 41
Address: Mahmutbey Mah. Soguksu Cad.
No: 31/5 Bagcilar Istanbul / Turkey
34217
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