CLIL Cafe 22nd of January 2025

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Welcome

to the CLIL cafe

Content and Language Integrated Learning

Today's programme

- what is CLIL again

- our last CLIL cafe

- your CLIL lessons
- CLIL statements and discussion
- CLIL lesson ideas hand out

Theme: structure of a CLIL lesson

A good CLIL lesson

What is CLIL again?

Content and Language Integrated Learning

Focus on spoken and written output.

Let the                    do the work!

scaffolding

Your CLIL lessons!

Ideas/ examples/ inspiration?

My own idea: take a picture of something in or near school that King Charles would buy on amazon and explain why.

Structure of a CLIL lesson

Starter	activate prior-knowledge
Main dish	1. input 2. processing 3. output
Dessert	evaluation reflection

My own idea: take a picture of something in or near school that King Charles would buy on amazon and explain why.

LOTS (Lower Order Thinking Skills)

memorizing, understanding and applying
learning words and facts

Examples: answering questions about a text, use of new words in simple sentences

HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills)

analysing, evaluating and creating.
Stimulate students to think critically about the content and language


Examples: comparing different ways of preparing a meal, evaluating of arguments in a discussion, organising a project which contains content as well as language skills.

Structure of a CLIL lesson (hand-out)

CLIL statement 1

Using students' first language in a CLIL class is okay sometimes: 

Should teachers allow it, or should they always stick to the target language?

CLIL statement 2

It’s more important for students to speak than to write in CLIL:
Do you think speaking activities should be the main focus, or should writing get the same attention?

CLIL statement 3

CLIL works best with advanced language learners:
 Is CLIL suitable for all levels, or does it only work well when students already know the basics of the language?

CLIL lesson ideas ...

...from Rosie Tanner's website.

Quiet CLIL tasks and activities

What are your CLIL lesson goals for the upcoming period?

Any ideas and/or tips for our next CLIL cafe on Wednesday the 12th of March?