CLIL - THE ESSENTIALS Prof.ssa Maria Grazia ALOSSA

CLIL essentials Why CLIL? prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

1. Activate prior knowledge (content and language) CLIL essentials 1. Activate prior knowledge (content and language) prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

2. Engage students cognitively CLIL essentials 2. Engage students cognitively prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

Bloom’s taxonomy (revised) Hard reasoning required creating evaluating analysing applying understanding remembering Easy – little reasoning required prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

CLIL essentials 3. Differentiate tasks prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

4. Supporting content and language CLIL essentials 4. Supporting content and language prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

CLIL essentials Supporting language: sentences starters, substitution tables, writing frames Supporting content: visuals, realia, information transfers prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

COGNITIVELY DEMANDING Sequencing tasks NO SUPPORT SUPPORT COGNITIVELY DEMANDING QUADRANT A QUADRANT B QUADRANT C QUADRANT D LESS CHALLENGING prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

5. Balance language and content demands CLIL essentials 5. Balance language and content demands prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

6. Provide constant and diverse scaffolding CLIL essentials 6. Provide constant and diverse scaffolding prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

CLIL ESSENTIALS Engage students cognitively Activate prior knowledge (content and language) Differentiate tasks Support content and language Balance language and content demands Provide constant and diverse scaffolding prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA

BIBLIOGRAPHY Kay Bentley, The TKT Course – CLIL Module, Cambridge Do Coyle, Philip Hood, David Marsh, CLIL, Cambridge Liz Dale, Rosie Tanner, CLIL Activities, Cambridge prof.ssa Marisa Grazia ALOSSA