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Teaching Geography through CLIL : : (Content in Geography :question:…
Teaching Geography through CLIL :
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Content in Geography :question:
where learners live
other people and places
interralation of people and places
significance of location
human and physical environments
causes and consequences of change
geographical patterns and processes
CLIL in Geography :recycle:
Content: geography topic
Communication: geography language
Cognition: thinking skills in geography lessons
Culture: cultural focus (differences, reasons,...)
Language :silhouettes:
Content-obligatory
subject-specific vocab
subject-specific grammar
subject-specific functional expressions
Content-compatible
non-subject specific language
Considerations :check:
Activating prior knowledge
familiar facts
translation from L1
Input & Output
prepare and plan input
plan output, define goals & expectations
Longer wait time for answers
Collaborative tasks for processing new content AND language
Cognitive challenging materials
Developing thinking skills (LOTS & HOTS)
Challenges :warning:
For teachers
subject teachers
present and explain concepts adequately
pronunciation (subject-specific vocab)
appropriate classroom language
language teachers
excellent subject-specific knowledge
widen knowledge of subject-specific vocab
For learners (differentiation)
input
tasks
support
Use of L1
among students
by teacher (only if students benefit)
no adequate existing materials
Assessment
formative
performance assessment (language + content)
what to assess
both?
language?
content?
summative
Overcoming Challenges :smiley:
What teachers can do
subject teachers
online dictionaries + audio files for vocab
grammar reference books
make sure learners know functional language
both (s+l teachers)
plan together and benefit from each other
language teachers
be informed about content
learn subject-specific vocab
activate LOTS and HOTS
What helps learners
more explanations
basic language for explanations
interactive tasks (learning from each other
Planning
define expected outcome
consider content (familiar and new)
communicative tasks (group and pair work)
involve different thinking and learning skills
create and evaluate materials, adapt existing ones
plan assessment
links to other subjects
Appropriate Task Types :pencil2:
provide a variety
motivate learners
involve interaction
develop thinking skills for subject