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“Open Your Fridge” Food Technology. JOSEP M CALUCHO University of Aberdeen 2009. Contents. The school The CLIL Project in my school Theory supporting CLIL My CLIL project Final thoughts. SITUATION: Catalonia Lleida. The City. “small” “expanding”. The school. Escola del Treball.
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“Open Your Fridge” Food Technology JOSEP M CALUCHO University of Aberdeen 2009
Contents • The school • The CLIL Project in my school • Theory supporting CLIL • My CLIL project • Final thoughts
The City “small” “expanding”
The school. Escola del Treball “historic” “striving”
Studies • Compulsory secondary school ESO 12-16 year old • 150 students • No compulsory studies 16-18 year old • 60 students • Vocational training • 400 students
CLIL experience • Two year experience • ESO 2 and ESO 3 • Subjects: • Food technology: “Open your Fridge” • Social studies: “European Community: Big Ideas”
The CLIL project in my school • Motivation and aims: • personal challenge • reinforcing foreign language learning • reinforcing the knowledge of several subjects • How • teaching through English • optional subjects • When: • 2008-2009: Open your fridge. ESO 2 • 2009-2010: Europe. Big ideas. ESO 3 • 2010-2011: Alternative energies. ESO 4
Theory CLIL is based on Vision & Context The 4 C’s • Vigotsky • Piaget • Gadner • Krashen • ... Lesson plans Assessment Scaffolding Thinking skills ICT ACTIVITIES
The 4 C’s Framework Communication Culture Content Cognition
Communication Language of Foreign language learning Language for Language through
Thinking Skills: Bloom’s Taxonomy • Evaluation • Synthesis • Analysis • Application • Comprehension • Knowledge
Thinking: Cummin’s matrix High cognitive 2 4 12 5 8 11 4 10 Low linguistic High linguistic 9 6 7 3 2 1 1 3 Low cognitive
My project • Mind map • Lesson plans • PowerPoint • Activities • Assessment • Teaching notes
My Unit:Mindmap Global vision: students must have a global knowledge on food properties, preservation methods, dairies and bakery. The subject must be engaging and motivating, which can be achieved through an accurate design of the activities.
Activities • Germometer • The necessary conditions for the growth of microbes • Methods of food preservation 1 • Methods of food preservation 2 • Jam making. Project. Design a label(F) • Investigating preservation methods • Finding out mistakes • Sauerkrautmaking • Food poisoning • A recipe for disaster • Campaign for Safe Homes • Investigating food poisoning
Assessment • Aims: • To improve teaching • To improve learning • when, how, why, who • Formative assessment • Activity 6
Teaching notes • Instructions • Scaffolding • Key answers
Summarizing • Context • Situation of CLIL in my school • Theoretical approach • Project
Final thoughts • Basic: motivation of students • The 4 C’s is THE framework is a useful tool • Importance of balancing language and content • High levels of knowledge are achievable if there is a correct scaffolding • Future of CLIL, • optimism and pessimism