Teaching Geography through CLIL : :
Content in Geography ❓
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 ♻
Content: geography topic
Communication: geography language
Cognition: thinking skills in geography lessons
Culture: cultural focus (differences, reasons,...)
Language 👥
Content-obligatory
Content-compatible
subject-specific vocab
subject-specific grammar
subject-specific functional expressions
non-subject specific language
Considerations ✅
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 ⚠
For teachers
For learners (differentiation)
subject teachers
language teachers
present and explain concepts adequately
pronunciation (subject-specific vocab)
appropriate classroom language
excellent subject-specific knowledge
widen knowledge of subject-specific vocab
input
tasks
support
Use of L1
among students
by teacher (only if students benefit)
no adequate existing materials
Assessment
formative
what to assess
both?
language?
content?
summative
performance assessment (language + content)
Overcoming Challenges 😃
What teachers can do
What helps learners
subject teachers
both (s+l teachers)
language teachers
be informed about content
learn subject-specific vocab
activate LOTS and HOTS
online dictionaries + audio files for vocab
grammar reference books
make sure learners know functional language
plan together and benefit 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
more explanations
basic language for explanations
interactive tasks (learning from each other
Appropriate Task Types ✏
provide a variety
motivate learners
involve interaction
develop thinking skills for subject