What does CLIL stand for? Ginta Lauva-Treide NAF Language School Latvia

Building Curriculum for Content and Language Integrated Learning to and at Higher Proficiency Level

Presentation Outline Content and Language Integrated Learning Course Objective Length of the Course Curriculum Results & problem areas Questions

Content and Language Integrated Learning Learning another content through the medium of a foreign language Learning a foreign language by studying content-based subject

Assumptions about CLIL Reading is the most essential skill Knowledge of the language as the means of learning content Learning is improved through increased motivation CLIL is based on language acquisition rather than enforced learning

Where we cannot apply CLIL to our curriculum Fluency is more important than accuracy and errors are a natural part of language learning. Learners develop fluency in English by using English to communicate for a variety of purposes Teachers working with CLIL are specialists in their own discipline rather than traditional language teachers CLIL is long-term learning

To provide language training to a mixed group of the military students Course Objective To provide language training to a mixed group of the military students so that they were able to study in the Baltic Defense College to teach in the Baltic Defense College to serve in Multinational HQ

Level of Students & Length of the Course Starting Level From SLP 2-1-1-1 to SLP 2-2-2-2 Length of the course: 480 lessons / 12 weeks of training

Curriculum Reading of Military Texts Oral Communication Grammar in Use Writing

Reading of Military Texts Globalization and New Type of Threat Centers of Gravity, Critical Capabilities, Requirements and Vulnerabilities International and Intergovernmental Organizations International Military Legislation (Conventions) International Military Operations and MOOTW Principles of Effective Media Relations

Oral Communication Rules of effective communication Appropriate register Cohesiveness of speech Language of meetings Presentations Statistics and graphs Hospitality and etiquette

Grammar in Use Tenses in active and passive voice Adjectives and adverbs Prepositions Phrasal verbs Modals Conditionals and wishes Reported speech

Writing Paragraphs Narration Description Formal and informal letters Reports Essay writing

Results at the end of the course No Listening Speaking Reading Writing 1. 3 2 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1

Problem areas One subject (Reading of Military Texts) dominates over the other subjects Motivation to focus on accuracy Materials

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