Description
Targeted to B1 speakers or above. Read more »
At the B1 CEFR level, learners comprehend the main points of clear texts on familiar subjects and handle most situations while traveling. They can produce simple connected texts, expressing experiences, opinions, and plans in a concise manner.
This engaging and comprehensive course is tailored for educators who aim to effectively integrate CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) into preschool and kindergarten settings.
Throughout the course, participants will delve into the principles of CLIL, gaining a deep understanding of hard and soft CLIL approaches and the young learner’s brain.
Starting with an introduction to CLIL and Early Childhood Education, the course will cover essential topics such as planning and designing CLIL lessons with artificial intelligence, setting learning objectives, and integrating content and language seamlessly.
Participants will learn to create engaging CLIL activities and practical lesson plans, tailored to the needs of young children.
The course will emphasize the importance of CLIL resources and materials, guiding participants in selecting, adapting, and creating their own materials.
They will explore the use of storybooks and songs, engage in resource sharing and collaboration, and participate in an outdoor resource hunt.
In implementing CLIL in the classroom, educators will acquire skills in classroom management, scaffolding, and assessment and evaluation.
Real-world cases and outdoor activities will help address challenges and provide valuable feedback.
As the course concludes, participants will reflect on their CLIL practice, finalize their lesson plans, and present their final projects.
They will explore the role of CLIL in the community and plan for professional development.
By the end of this course, educators will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to implement CLIL effectively in early childhood education, creating a dynamic and friendly language learning environment for young learners.
What is included
Learning outcomes
The course will help participants to:
- Understand and articulate CLIL principles: participants will be able to explain the fundamentals of CLIL, including the distinctions between hard and soft CLIL, and understand its application in early childhood education;
- Analyze and apply knowledge of the young learner’s brain: participants will gain insights into how young children learn languages and will apply this understanding to create effective CLIL strategies for preschool and kindergarten settings;
- Develop and design effective CLIL lessons with AI: participants will utilize artificial intelligence tools to plan and design engaging CLIL lessons, integrating content and language objectives;
- Select, adapt, and create CLIL resources: participants will be proficient in choosing, adapting, and creating appropriate resources and materials for CLIL, including storybooks and songs, and will engage in resource sharing and collaboration;
- Implement classroom management and scaffolding techniques: participants will demonstrate effective classroom management strategies and scaffolding techniques to support language learning in a CLIL context;
- Assess and evaluate CLIL learning: participants will design and implement assessment and evaluation methods to measure both language and content knowledge in young learners;
- Reflect on practice and plan for professional development: participants will engage in reflective practices to assess their own CLIL teaching methods, set personal improvement goals, and plan for ongoing professional development, including understanding the role of the community in supporting CLIL.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Introduction to the course
- Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
- Icebreaker activities;
- Presentations of the participants’ schools.
Introduction to CLIL and Early Childhood Education
- Fundamentals of CLIL: hard and soft CLIL;
- Topic-centered approach;
- The young learner’s brain;
- CLIL in the context of preschool and kindergarten;
- Practical activities: choosing the topic.
Day 2 – Planning and designing CLIL lessons with artificial intelligence
- Understanding learning objectives;
- Lesson planning for CLIL;
- Integrating content and language;
- Creating engaging CLIL activities;
- Practical activities: designing the lesson plan.
Day 3 – CLIL resources and materials
- Selecting and adapting resources;
- Authentic materials and REALIA;
- Creating your own CLIL materials;
- Utilizing storybooks and songs;
- Resource sharing and collaboration;
- Outdoor activity: resource hunt.
Day 4 – Implementing CLIL in the classroom
- Classroom management in CLIL;
- Scaffolding;
- Assessment and evaluation in CLIL;
- Cases;
- Outdoor activity: addressing challenges in CLIL and feedback.
Day 5 – Reflection and future directions
- Concluding lesson plans;
- Final project presentations;
- Reflecting on your CLIL practice;
- CLIL and the community;
- Professional development.
Day 6 – Course closure and cultural activities
- Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
- Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
- Excursion and other external cultural activities.