CLIL 2013-2014

Session Two - Review In pairs: What do the letters B I C & S stand for? Give some examples of classroom language. What do the letters C A L & P stand for? How long may it take to achieve CALP?

Key Concepts - BICS Basic Interpersonal Classroom Skills

Key Concepts - CALP Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

Communication Skills Content, Communication, Cognition, Culture ‘By using the language for learning content, communication becomes meaningful because language is a tool for communication, not an end in itself’ (Pérez-Vidal, 2009) Production of the language in oral and written forms Meaningful interaction Increased Student Talking Time (STT) Pair and group work Pair and group self-evaluation and feedback

Task 1 – identifying types of communication Conditions improved as a result of better harvests The rulers needed educated workers to rule their countries Which sentence expresses a purpose? Which sentence expresses cause and effect?

Task 2 Give some examples of the following useful language for your student in your subjects: Asking for and giving opinions Asking questions Explaining cause Explaining result/effect Classifying Comparing and contrasting Giving conclusions Defining and describing Evaluating Predicting & hypothesising

Code-switching Should we be using Italian in our CLIL classes?