Fontys University of Applied Sciences Institute of Higher Vocational Education

 Locations  Tilburg  Eindhoven  Venlo  Sittard  The Hague

...  Human Resource Management  Economics & Business  Performing Arts: Rock Academy / Circus school  Pedagogy  Teacher Training: primary schools / secondary schools...

 Teacher of English at the English Department of the teacher training college  CAE/CPE skills trainer  CPE skills trainer in our Bilingual Education English Stream (BEES) minor  Program leader for the Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers in Bilingual Education  Skype project with U of Bath: a collaborative look at issues in education & teacher training

Primary Education 8 years (4-12) Pre-University Secondary ed. 6 years General sec. Education 5 years Pre-vocational Secondary ed. 4 years (12-16) University 3year BA 1-3 year MA Higher Vocational ed. 4 year BA 3year MA PT Sr. Secondary vocational ed. 1-4 years (16-20)

 151 bilingual departments at Pre-U and general secondary ed.  13 at prevocational level  31 prevocational schools expressed an interest in bilingual ed.  Many schools offer an enhanced English language program (CAE/ Anglia) and are “Europe as a Learning Environment” schools

AT FIRST  Started at pre-university level of secondary education  It was the domain of post graduate teacher training at Universities NOW  more & more general secondary schools  now pre-vocational schools are exploring CLIL  This is the domain of teacher training at higher vocational level

 At Universities  University Master’s degree + post graduate year to get teaching credentials  => teach at all levels of secondary education

 At Universities of Applied Sciences (FONTYS)  4 year Bachelor program ◦ Professional skills and subject knowledge ◦ Traineeships start in year 1 ◦ Teaching qualification for  => secondary vocational education  => general secondary education  => lower forms of pre-university education ◦ 3 year Master’s program (part-time)  => Practitioners  => teaching qualification for all levels of secondary education

 A pre-service program for subject teachers in training in the field of geography, history, sciences, maths, and social sciences...  30 EC of courses in the Bachelor Program  Professional skills in English  Traineeships at bilingual schools  Traineeship abroad  CAE & CPE Certificate  Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers in Bilingual Education

Year 2: 8 ec CAE skills EIO: European & International Orientation 6 ec Professional Skills Year 3: 8 ec CPE skills International Citizenship & intercultural communication 6ec CLIL skills 2 ec Professional skills Traineeship Year 4: CLIL Traineeship & Cambridge International Certificate for Teachers in Bilingual Education

 A paper written on the basis practical experience that covers 7 themes: 1.Preparing to teach in a bilingual setting 2.Selecting resources 3.Adapting resources 4.Supporting & stimulating learner understanding 5.Supporting active learner participation 6.Supporting learner progress 7.Evaluating teaching and learning

 Expanding & improving the CLIL skills course for the BEES program  From theory to practice  Preparing our students for Cambridge International Certificate for Bilingual Education

 Establishing a network of international opportunities for our BEES students & staff ◦ ‘physical’ exchanges of teachers/students ◦ Videoconferencing and e-learning opportunities  Encouraging our own staff at the teacher training college to offer one or more courses for their subject in English. ◦ Ideally each department will have 2 CPE/CLIL certified coaches in the future