Description
Targeted to B1 speakers or above. Read more »
At the B1 CEFR level, learners comprehend the main points of clear texts on familiar subjects and handle most situations while traveling. They can produce simple connected texts, expressing experiences, opinions, and plans in a concise manner.
Finding inspiration for producing engaging and attractive CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) content using cultural material can be challenging at times.
As educators, we need the opportunity to be inspired by exploring new cultural settings and exchange with other teachers to create new and refreshing material for you and your students.
This immersive experience will empower educators to inspire their students with a deeper understanding of the language (English) and the rich cultural heritage of Paris.
This course will refresh the basics of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and put them into practice with Paris as context for content. No matter which subjects you teach, you will find something that grabs your imagination during our excursions, class discussions, and hands-on activities.
This course takes an exciting, multidisciplinary approach to understanding CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology, immersing participants in the dynamic connection between teaching academic or subject-specific content and fostering language acquisition.
Through hands-on, lively workshops, participants will discover how the principles of CLIL can transform their own classroom practice.
Participants will return to their school with new material, inspiration, and ideas based on the many exchanges, conversations, and exciting new perspectives experienced in Paris as well as feeling more confident in teaching their subjects using the CLIL method.
Participants will also leave Paris having gained a deeper understanding of the history, people, and landmarks that make Paris a truly unique city with a rich and captivating past and present.
*We recommend that you already have some previous experience in working with CLIL.
What is included
Learning outcomes
The course will help the participants to:
- Develop and integrate attractive content into effective teaching;
- Learn how to find resources and materials to integrate new content and language in the classroom;
- Understand CLIL principles and its practical applications;
- Develop teachers’ academic and language knowledge of planning, preparing, and implementing reading, writing, listening, and speaking activities for non-native speakers of a language;
- Refresh and broaden communicative skills in the English language;
- Implement successfully CLIL methodology in classes.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Introduction to the course and CLIL
- Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
- Icebreaker activities;
- Short presentations of the participants’ schools;
- An Introduction to/refresher of CLIL;
- Tour of a neighborhood of Paris with a local guide.
Day 2 – Exploring different areas of French life, creating activities for your students
- Reflection of the tour of Paris;
- Group work exploring important figures of the city of Paris;
- Find your subject in Paris: history, science, mathematics, literature, art, music, social studies, migration studies etc;
- Cultural activity excursion.
Day 3 – Exploration into CLIL
- CLIL Theories and Practice, using the topic of Paris to create class material;
- Popular CLIL Activities;
- Student-Centred Approach.
Day 4 – Museum excursion
- Preparation of museum excursion with leaner activities;
- Museum excursion with demonstrating learner activities;
- Participants prepare ideas of materials they could use based on their visit.
Day 5 – Reflection
- Learning approaches and reflections;
- Presentation of group work projects.
Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities
- Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
- Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
- Excursion and other external cultural activities.
