Lesson/activity planning for
secondary CLIL
Silvia Pokrivcakova
[email protected]
Key ideas
Non CLIL
CLIL
academic FL
professional FL
communicative skills
practical skills
focused on a language
education (school
testing)
focused on life outside
the school
Example 1: Car-mechanics
Spot the difference:
Example 2: Health care
Discuss in the group what can your school do to slow the
spread of infection (e.g. flu). Below are some prompts.
You may use them or forget them. After discussing the
problem and finding the solution, prepare a poster with
your conclusions in the form of an infection control plan.
• Providing clean hand washing facilities.
• Asking teachers/learners to get the appropriate
vaccine.
• Offering waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
• Providing boxes of tissues and encouraging their use.
• Allowing teachers/students to work/study from home
to avoid crowding the workplace/school.
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
Indicate the professional
vocabulary for this activity:
Indicate the professional vocabulary
for this activity:
Discuss in the group what can your school to slow the
spread of infection (e.g. flu). Below are some prompts.
You may use them or forget them. After discussing the
problem and finding the solution, prepare a poster with
your conclusions in the form of an infection control plan.
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Providing clean hand washing facilities.
Ask teachers/learners to get the appropriate vaccine.
Offering waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
Providing boxes of tissues and encouraging their use.
Allowing teachers/students to work/study from home
to avoid crowding the workplace/school.
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
• developing flexibility and adaptability (not
limited by textbooks & school curriculum),
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
• developing flexibility and adaptability (not
limited by textbooks & school curriculum),
• vocationally related content in FL,
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
• developing flexibility and adaptability (not
limited by textbooks),
• vocationally related content in FL,
• working for and with the team,
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional
texts comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
• developing flexibility and adaptability (not
limited by textbooks),
• vocationally related content in FL,
• working for and with the team,
• completing assignments (projects) under
deadline pressure,
Possible secondary CLIL benefits:
• specific vocabulary important for jobs,
• specific strategies necessary for professional texts
comprehension and production,
• using multiple sources,
• developing flexibility and adaptability (not limited by
textbooks),
• vocationally related content in FL,
• working for and with the team,
• completing assignments (projects) under deadline
pressure,
• presenting and promoting products (c.f. CLIL-LOTE Start,
online; European Schoolnet, online, and many others).
Recommended activities for secondary CLIL
1. activities to enhance peer communication
(e.g. information gap activities, role plays,
discussions, etc.);
Recommended activities for secondary CLIL
1. activities to enhance peer communication
(e.g. information gap activities, role plays,
discussions, etc.);
2. activities to help develop reading strategies
(e.g. outlining, activities to reorganise the
informative text, mind-mapping, etc.);
Recommended activities for secondary CLIL
1. activities to enhance peer communication
(e.g. information gap activities, role plays,
discussions, etc.);
2. activities to help develop reading strategies
(e.g. outlining, activities to reorganise the
informative text, mind-mapping, etc.);
3. activities to guide student production, oral
and written (e.g. creating and presenting ppt
presentation, movie making, blogging, etc.);
Recommended activities for secondary CLIL
1. activities to enhance peer communication (e.g.
information gap activities, role plays, discussions, etc.);
2. activities to help develop reading strategies (e.g.
outlining, activities to reorganise the informative text,
mind-mapping, etc.);
3. activities to guide student production, oral and
written (e.g. creating and presenting ppt presentation,
movie making, blogging, etc.);
4. activities to engage higher cognitive skills (problem
solving activities, projects, simulation and situation
activities).
Planning
1. Topic (acc. to content subject)
Planning
1. Topic (acc. to content subject)
2. Objectives (both content and language ones)
Examples:
Students will learn ...
Students will learn how to do sth...
Students will learn new vocabulary ...
Student will develop their listening/ speaking/
reading/ writing skills
Students will fix ...
Planning
1. Topic (acc. to content subject)
2. Objectives (both content and language ones)
3. Vocabulary (both known and new words)
Planning
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Objectives (both content and language ones)
Vocabulary (both known and new words)
Teaching aids (list)
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Topic (acc. to content subject)
Objectives (both content and language ones)
Vocabulary (both known and new words)
Teaching aids (list)
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Topic (acc. to content subject)
Objectives (both content and language ones)
Vocabulary (both known and new words)
Teaching aids (list)
Procedure (timing + steps)
Assessment