Content and Language Intergrated Learning
04/10/08 • -1 min
Clive of ESL Podcards is with us again this week. He’s been working his site and enrolled in a new course. He’s learning about Content and Language Intergrated Learning (CLIL.) In the beginning Clive gives us a quick run down of what CLIL is.
Clive and Mark take a look at their experiences team teaching. Some of their experiences have been positive and some haven’t been so positive. However, these experiences are all with other languages teachers. This is where CLIL differs.
CLIL uses one language teacher and one subject teacher. The subject teacher is the content pro and the language teacher is the language/linguistic pro. Together they work to teach content and improve language skills. The goal of the lesson isn’t a linguist goal, but a content goal.
Other parts covered include:
- positive and negative aspects
- using multiple intelligences
Discuss CLIL or ask questions over on the ESL Teacher Talk forums. We’d be glad to keep the show going!
Check out Clive’s site ESLpodcards for listening resources for teachers with accompanying worksheets and transcripts.
Game of the week: Bounce Around
This is a simple board game that can be used for practice or for review. The game can be adapted to any level or any linguistic target. It can be used with elementary school students to adults, large classes, small classes and it’s great for one-on-one. All you need is a board, markers for the students and a die.
You can make a board with all text, mixed text and images or all images. That board maker is available at Tools for Educators.com. If you have more questions or would like to see everything written out, as well as read some of the variations, you can check MES-English for the Bounce Around game write-up.
Thanks for listening!
Clive of ESL Podcards is with us again this week. He’s been working his site and enrolled in a new course. He’s learning about Content and Language Intergrated Learning (CLIL.) In the beginning Clive gives us a quick run down of what CLIL is.
Clive and Mark take a look at their experiences team teaching. Some of their experiences have been positive and some haven’t been so positive. However, these experiences are all with other languages teachers. This is where CLIL differs.
CLIL uses one language teacher and one subject teacher. The subject teacher is the content pro and the language teacher is the language/linguistic pro. Together they work to teach content and improve language skills. The goal of the lesson isn’t a linguist goal, but a content goal.
Other parts covered include:
- positive and negative aspects
- using multiple intelligences
Discuss CLIL or ask questions over on the ESL Teacher Talk forums. We’d be glad to keep the show going!
Check out Clive’s site ESLpodcards for listening resources for teachers with accompanying worksheets and transcripts.
Game of the week: Bounce Around
This is a simple board game that can be used for practice or for review. The game can be adapted to any level or any linguistic target. It can be used with elementary school students to adults, large classes, small classes and it’s great for one-on-one. All you need is a board, markers for the students and a die.
You can make a board with all text, mixed text and images or all images. That board maker is available at Tools for Educators.com. If you have more questions or would like to see everything written out, as well as read some of the variations, you can check MES-English for the Bounce Around game write-up.
Thanks for listening!
Previous Episode
Englipedia – “Sharing a little, gaining a lot”
THe show starts off with a brief look at the possible hazards associated with teaching ESL. Mark has a pretty interesting story from work this week.
This podcast we’re glad to welcome Patrick Bickford, from Englipedia. Patrick tells us a little about where he’s teaching, what he’s doing and about the website he’s been working on for the past year.
“Englipedia is about people contributing a little of their own ideas, and in turn gaining a valuable resource by which we all can benefit. It is dedicated to Assistant Language Teachers, Japanese Teachers of English and Homeroom teachers working within Japan’s ... public education sector.”
Patrick tells us a bit about Englipedia, what the site contains and how teachers can use and adapt some of the resources. Please check out the site. http://jhsenglipediaproject.com
You can discuss this show as well as older shows on the ESL Teacher Talk Forums. We’d love to hear from you.
Game of the Week : Mario and Luigi
Patrick brings with him the Game of the Week this week. It’s a whole class activity aimed at elementary school children. It could also be used with kindergarten classes and small groups as well. It’s a fun review/practice game and gets a little of that video game energy into the classroom. We hope you enjoy the activity!
Next Episode
The Silent Way in Language Teaching
We have a big show this week, so we get right into it.
Mark and Ron cover these points concerning the Silent Way methodology:
- what is the Silent Way Method
- key aspects of the Silent Method
- how does the Silent Method work in class
- using cuisenaire rods, colored blocks and instilling learner autonomy
- criticism of the Silent Method and what we can do with it in class
The Silent Way is a very intriguing method and if you have any questions or anything to add about the silent method post your comments or questions over on the ESL Teacher Talk Forums. We’re listening!
Game of the Week: the Paper Game
This is a pretty big game of the week. It is Mark’s favorite game and the seed that started several games at MES-English which in turn started MES-English. It’s the game that started it all!
It’s a communcative game that has students assume personalities. The students interact and try to guess who the other student is. It can be played with groups of 4 to 400. It’s adaptable to all levels and goes over well with children and adults. You can use the template to create your own board and there are game board makers that allow you to make boards using the same images from the MES-English flashcards. Enjoy!
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