tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post8625785184190382110..comments2024-01-10T08:57:05.718+01:00Comments on Reflections on CLIL: Working with resistance to CLILUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-90680925918799699252014-07-18T00:15:03.156+02:002014-07-18T00:15:03.156+02:00Well, it´s not exactly resistance, I actually beli...Well, it´s not exactly resistance, I actually believe in the benefits of the methodology 100%, but I´m almost sure about the disadvantages for the contents, but only as a matter of time consuming. With more time for the subject there wouldn´t be disadvantages. The thing is that I cannot find any research about it, and I would like to. Even if it´s for telling me that I´m wrong, that it´s also completely possible.<br />Any way, thanks a lot for your help, and If I find something else I´ll let you know ;)BERTA RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950799548099336317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-42895350367505594452014-07-15T14:13:48.128+02:002014-07-15T14:13:48.128+02:00Hi Berta,
I don't know if there is research a...Hi Berta,<br /><br />I don't know if there is research about the specific benefits for the learning of a subject, but bilingual education in general helps students to develop their brains better 9since their brains are used more) and to be more able to learn another foreign language. I would also hope that they would learn more about other cultures (the C of culture in CLIL) through input given by the teacher. These are, of course, advantages for the students.<br /><br />Advantages for the teacher might be the improvement of your own English, contact with other English-speaking colleagues (through e-mail or other projects between countries), continual professional development since you need to think about and plan your lessons and think about lesson aims in new ways.<br /><br />But reading your posts, I sense some resistance to CLIL. What are you concerned about?<br />Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321473333913826850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-28438877250464466902014-07-15T14:06:43.763+02:002014-07-15T14:06:43.763+02:00Thanks a lot, Rosie.
I teach at a primary level in...Thanks a lot, Rosie.<br />I teach at a primary level in Madrid. I´m making a research about this, and I only find articles about the benefits of CLIL in order to learn a second language, but I haven´t found anything about how CLIL benefits the subject. Only about how good it is for devolving some skills such as thinking or comprehensive reading.BERTA RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950799548099336317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-88344670085909878682014-07-14T09:24:39.382+02:002014-07-14T09:24:39.382+02:00Dear Berta,
Thanks for taking the time to respond ...Dear Berta,<br />Thanks for taking the time to respond to the blog entry. I work with many teachers who have limited time to teach their subject and who make similar comments to yours. I understand your frustration. <br /><br />Of course, as an Arts teacher, the teaching of Arts comes first. You don’t need to do long CLIL activities in order to help your students learn English, though. Socializing at the start of the lesson in English is one way to get your students going. Some other (short) ideas to incorporate more language work: (a) get students to write a short paragraph on their artwork (for an exhibition), (b) get students giving each other feedback (spoken or written) on their artwork – scaffold their sentences if necessary, (c) ask students to watch videos in English for homework about the kind of art you are working with, (d) plan your questioning in advance – in that way you can work on HOTS in the classroom. Have you taken a look at either of these books? CLIL Activities (CUP) and CLIL Skills (www.educasent.nl)? The website www.onestopenglish.com also has some readymade ideas for teaching art: type art into the search box.<br /><br />By the way, I wonder where you teach? Are you working in primary or secondary education? What level are your students? <br />Rosie<br />Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321473333913826850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-68542517659853319262014-07-14T00:08:47.975+02:002014-07-14T00:08:47.975+02:00As an Arts and Crafts teacher, I know the benefits...As an Arts and Crafts teacher, I know the benefits of using CLIL to learn English and the benefits for my pupils related to thinking skills, but If I only have one hour a week (sometimes less) to teach Arts and I have to focus no only on the contents but also on the language, I think that undoubtedly the subject contents will loose focused time. If I´m not right please tell me, how and if you have any bibliography better, so that I can have reasons for defending the proposal. I´m trying to investigate about it.BERTA RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950799548099336317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-48739292055360261932012-03-28T15:07:52.469+02:002012-03-28T15:07:52.469+02:00Thanks for your comment. Rehearsal is important fo...Thanks for your comment. Rehearsal is important for building up confidence and perhaps to practise before a presentation. Pupils in a CLIL classroom sometimes need rehearsal and wait time (for example, after a teacher has asked an open question); this rehearsal/thinking phase can include pair or small group discussion, before contributing to a whole class discussion. <br /><br />It also depends on your aim as the teacher - do you want something spontaneous or something more rehearsed? Are you aiming at fluency or accuracy? <br /><br />The issue is also to do with the amount of support that the pupils need. For example, a speaking frame can be used to help pupils to scaffold their presentations. However, our main point in the blog above is about encouraging teachers to support their pupils in speaking, and the resistance to this that we experience. As CLIL teachers, we can encourage spoken output from the first lessons and not wait until they can speak perfectly!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321473333913826850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111171916812702234.post-34963314301000330102012-03-25T15:49:44.703+02:002012-03-25T15:49:44.703+02:00Do they also need to have output rehearsed long be...Do they also need to have output rehearsed long before they do presentation if front of their class related to a project, let's say?Paraskevi Andreopoulouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864968889265151889noreply@blogger.com