What’s going on in CLIL?

What’s going on in CLIL? MNU und IV. Workshop Englischsprachiger Biologie- und Chemieunterricht an deutschen Schulen 11. September 2009 Keith Kelly keithkelly@factworld.info www.factworld.info

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Definitions • CLIL - the focus on language for learning (what it is and how to access it) www.factworld.info

Europe Europe: more literature and more debate • Uncovering CLIL, Mehisto, Frigols and Marsh (Estonia, Spain, Finland) • Discourse in CLIL, Dalton-Puffer (Austria) • FACTWorld www.factworld.info / factworld@yahoogroups.com Cafe CLIL • Articles on www.onestopclil.com, Ball, Clegg, Kelly, accumulative resources and information • CLIL and MFLs (CILT, ALL) • CLIL Cascade Network www.ccn-clil.eu • Bilingual Education Platform http://bilingualeduc.ning.com (Manuel Lara) www.factworld.info

Spain: well organized • Asturias network of 140 schools (Training and Resources Centre Oviedo - training, publications, networking) - http://web.educastur.princast.es/cpr/oviedo/web/ • Basque plurilingual education - http://www.gipuztik.net/ingelesa/ • Spanish Bilingual Project www.britishcouncil.org/spain-education-bilingual-project www.factworld.info

More private provision • IB look at immersion - activate prior knowledge, scaffold, extend, identity www.ibo.org • IB in the state sector (Lithuania) Didzdvario Gymnasium, Siauliai- www.dg.su.lt • Colin Baker on bilingualism - 'Scaffolding' • CLIL is all about the scaffolding learning and supporting language • ZPD - Vygotsky (CLIL is helping learners move from their comfort zone) www.factworld.info

Asia • Malaysia – scrap EMI (question is, what can replace English?) www.factworld.info/malaysia • Phillipines – officially adopts a 'monoligual' (or Mother tongue based) approach to bilingualism (UNESCO) • Singapore – 40 years of plurilingual education www.factworld.info

Middle East • Qatar - Science and Maths through English throughout the system • http://www.english.education.gov.qa/content/resources/detail/7883 • Oman - scoping survey www.factworld.info/oman • UAE - EM Maths and Science http://www.moe.gov.ae/english/pages/default.aspx www.factworld.info

North America • 'ELLs' - Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners (on OSC) • Texas - www.tsusmell.org (Texas State University System) www.factworld.info

South America • 3rd Brazilian Bilingual Schools conference, 2009 • reports huge growth in private sector in Brazil www.playpen.com.br www.factworld.info

Conclusions There are many grey areas, but there is now a clear foundation of literature and understanding of how language works in learning, that is one which reflects 'all language' (MTs and FL), is additive rather than subtractive and offers a plurilingual approach to language and learning. CLIL has come to be known as an umbrella term for any context where content and language are integrated in learning. This is a big concept to try to deal with, perhaps too big. CLIL is the practice of integrating content and language. It is the 'what' and the 'how' of learning curriculum material in a foreign language. www.factworld.info

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What’s going on in CLIL?