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Materials selection and adaptation

Materials selection and adaptation. Learning Outcomes : KNOWLEDGE: to know how CLIL materials are selected . SKILLS: to be able to adapt subject - specific materials . How to choose and adapt materials for CLIL.

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Materials selection and adaptation

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  1. Materialsselection and adaptation LearningOutcomes: KNOWLEDGE: toknowhow CLIL materials are selected. SKILLS: tobeabletoadaptsubject- specificmaterials.

  2. Howtochoose and adaptmaterialsfor CLIL • CLIL materialsneedto show curriculumsubjectspresented in a non-nativelanguageveryclearly. • CLIL materials are usuallydifferentfrommaterialsfound in ELT coursebooks. • Languagecourseshavematerialswhich are oftenselectedbecause of thesubjectcontent, forexamplemaths, artsorhistory. • Materials can betranslatedfrom L1 curriculumtakenfromnative speaker coursebooks, downloadedfromthe Internet ormadebyteachers.

  3. Whatshouldweaskabout CLIL materials? Are thematerials: • Appropriatefortheage of learners and thestage of learning? • Fitforpurpose? Do they match thelearningoutcomes? • Do theyconsidercontent, communication, cognition, culture? • Supportive? Do theyhavebanks, languageframes and visuals? • Varied in skills, tasks, interaction? • Collaborative, challenging and achievable? • Motivating and complete?

  4. Key concepts and the CLIL classroom: • Weneedtoselect and adaptmaterialscarefully. There are manyways of doingthis at differentlevels: • At textlevelwe can includevisuals, diagrams,animation (movingimageson a screen) and visual organisers. We can makesurethe page layout(design of the page) isclear. • At sentencelevelwe can includedefinitions and short explanations. • At wordlevelwecan use labelsorhighlightkeycontentvocabularybyunderliningusing capital lettersorusingboldfond. We can alsoaddglossaries.

  5. Look at theexample of a page from a sciencebook. Look howthecontentispresentedtosupportlearning.

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