Program Overview

Theory and Practice of CLIL

Overview

This course is tailored for language teachers aiming to advance their Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) skills. Gain insights into international best practices, create a digital portfolio for reference and dissemination, and improve personal English language skills.

Course Objectives

• To familiarise participants with key concepts and issues in CLIL and to share international best practice techniques
• To help develop their teaching techniques and confidence in teaching subjects through English and to examine the impact on teaching of recent pedagogical developments including developments in classroom technology
• To cover a variety of school subjects including geography, history, science and art with a focus on methods of making the subjects accessible through English
• To examine the theoretical principles underpinning CLIL in such a way that they will be applicable to practice at primary and secondary level
• To develop and consolidate participants’ own language skills
• To establish contacts between teachers from a variety of European backgrounds and facilitate future networking among these professionals

Course Outcomes

• Increased confidence in using a variety of teaching techniques, including new technology developments, which are transferable to a range of curriculum subjects at primary or secondary level
• Greater awareness and understanding of international best practice techniques in the area of CLIL including the area of assessment in the CLIL classroom
• Digital portfolio of CLIL lesson plans and projects for the CLIL classroom to act as a reference for implementing new techniques in their schools and also as an aid to disseminating the project to colleagues
• Enhancement of personal English Language skills
• Greater understanding of students’ needs and improved learner outcomes for their students
• Enhancement of personal English language skills
• Improved learner outcomes for their students
• Sharing of experience and knowledge with professionals from a range of European countries
• Knowledge of Erasmus+ potential for professional development

Course Details

Locations

• Dublin
• London (for closed groups)

English Levels

• Upper Intermediate-Advanced

Duration

• One Week or Two Weeks

What’s Included?

• Key concepts of CLIL
• Practical activities and teaching methods
• Intensive English tuition
• Linguistic, strategic, and pragmatic competences
• Fluency development

Pricing and Fees