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

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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Level of Students & Length of the Course
Starting Level
From SLP to SLP
Length of the course:
480 lessons / 12 weeks of training

9. Curriculum Reading of Military Texts Oral Communication Grammar in Use
Writing

10. 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

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

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

13. Writing Paragraphs Narration Description Formal and informal letters
Reports
Essay writing

14. Results at the end of the courseNo
Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing 1. 3 2 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1

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

16. Thank you very much for your attention
Questions?