1. December 2008 CLIL

2. Johan Delbaere jdelbaere@telenet.be

4. Baron Ruzettelaan BRUGES DIOCESANE PEDAGOGISCHE BEGELEIDINGSDIENST BISDOM BRUGGE Schooljaar 2008 -2009

5. CLIL -Teacher St.-Lodewijkscollege Brugge, 1° coordinator CLIL 2° teacher English CLIL class (sciences) and the non-CLIL class 3° class teacher of CLIL class -Pedagogical Advisor West Flanders, 1° monitoring three schools in West Flanders (catering, business and commerce, general studies: sciences) 2° mediator university Leuven, Department of Education and Pedagogical Centre Brussels 3° Member of IATEFL, international contacts

6. http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/publicaties/?nr=120

7. Flanders in Belgium and Europe Flanders lies in the northern part of Belgium. Flanders has almost six million inhabitants. Their official language is Dutch. Brussels = capital of Flanders, Belgium. The Flemish Community incl. Dutch Brussels.

8. Education of the communities The process of federalisation took almost a quarter of a century. The Flemish, French and German- speaking community have their own educational system.

12. Levels of education

15. Quality promotion targets Attainment targets of the Flemish Community clearly indicates its minimum expectations with regard to nursery, primary and secondary education. The Inspectorate of the Flemish Community consists of inspection teams. Support and quality control

16. Every education network has its own educational advisors for educational and methodological advisory services (innovation projects, self-evaluation projects, support initiatives). Support and quality control

17. Assets and drawbacks + autonomy for the schools and networks + freedom of choice + internationally respected (Pisa-Oeso) + export of skills / knowhow language/research (medical) - waterfall - rules and regulations - fixed envelope financing Conclusion

18. Priorities + equal opportunities + autonomy to schools + more professional teachers + more coaching by senior teachers + more learner independence + learning for life + focus on languages + more cooperative learning/teaching

19. Introduction of CLIL in Flanders situation of CLIL in Europe 2008 new needs Flanders in Europe organisation pilot project conditions government support training teachers challenges assets

21. CLIL "CLIL refers to situations where subjects, or parts of subjects, are taught through a foreign language with dual-focused aims, namely the learning of content and the simultaneous learning of a foreign language.“ David Marsh, 1994, Finland Fremdspracheoffensive, 1994 MARSH D., Profiling European CLIL Classrooms, 2001 European action programmes, 2002-2003 Eurydice Report, 2006 MALJERS et al., Council of Europe Country Report, 2007 Key Data on teaching languages at schools, 2008

27. English French German

28. CLIL in the Flemish Community A pilot project 3 years 2007 – 2010 nine secondary schools monitored by University of Leuven Frank Vandebroucke, minister of education

29. Profile pilot schools –General education –Technical education –Spread over Flanders Subjects taught –Art (optional) –Sciences (phys, geo, chem, bio) –Economics (curricular) –History (curricular) –Projects (optional, Latin, chess) CLIL-Languages

30. Conditions –Optionally in Dutch at all times –Not in Brussels –English only in 5th and 6th forms –4 hours a week –End-terms in Dutch –English (7) – French (1) – German (1) –Cooperate with Leuven

31. Teachers –Volunteers in a legal framework –Selected by head –Get support for extra work –Take extra courses –Ideal: language and subject teacher in one –Extra schooling: Through feedback from language teacher Courses in England/Finland (Norwich, Bell)

32. Support –Each school 3,000 euro per CLIL-class Beamers, dictionaries, books, equipment science, schooling, copies, transport –15 hours per CLIL-class School coordinator, subject teachers, administration –1 teacher for 15 (general) or 12 (technical) students

33. Support –K.U.Leuven 1.Testing & Interviews 2.Intervision 3.Input on CLIL-methodologies –Pedagogical advisors 1.Website 2.School visits 3.Protocol cooperation subject teacher/language teacher –School coordinator 1.Language feedback 2.Meetings

34. Support K.U.Leuven –Testing students twice a year, both CLIL- and non-CLIL class –Method of testing: Dialang

35. Tests –Digital tests –Feedback to students –Validated tests Dialang Expected minimal levels: 1st and 2nd year French A1 3rd year French A2 5th year English B1 6th year English B2

46. www.dialang.org

47. Support advisors and coordinator –By organising cooperation language and subject teacher Negotiating subjects in language lesson Grading through student portfolio E-twinning –Via website –Via portfolio work

48. http://www.pelckmans.be/magazines/solar/index.htm

49. http://www.dpbbrugge.be/engels/content_language_integrated_lear.htm

51. http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

52. http://science.howstuffworks.com/

53. http://www.howjsay.com/

54. http://www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/

61. Infrastructure/aids –Visual support + audio-support –Smartboard or One computer classroom –Online dictionaries in the classroom with speakers –Trip abroad

62. Challenges –Finding teachers –Training teachers Classroom English Target language Language methodology (eliciting, other skills but reading) CLIL-methodology (compensating, visual support,) –Elitist Intake tests Private schools Best students choose it Brussels: ethnic minorities

63. Challenges –Balance language – subject –Language level should be high enough –Teachers not always ‘volunteer’ –Teachers who are ill –End-terms need to be met in own language –Grading of language, reports

64. Evaluation of the project –Interviews students, teachers, heads SWOT Motivation Reaction parents (social pressure) Experiences Progress Work load –Observations – Tests

65. Assets –Levels rise (reading, vocabulary) –Exposure, the sooner the better –Motivation high –Preparation for further studies –Parents want it –European context –Impact of duo-teaching on methods receptive - productive

66. Conclusion –CLIL in Europe –CLIL in Flanders Organisation Support Challenges Assets –Valuable –Avoid elitism –The younger the better

67. December 2008 CLIL