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SUBJECT ASSIGNMENT:
CONTENT & LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING.
Group: 2017-06
Date: January 23rd/2018
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INDEX
1. Preface ………………………………………………………………………..page 4
2. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………page 7
2.1 Contextualization ……….………………………………………………..page 8
3. Instruction design: proposal ……………………………………………….. page 9
3.1 Learning Outcomes
3.2 Competencies………………………...……………………………….…..page 10
3.3 Contents
4. Unit Samples and development…………….……………..……..………….page 12
5. Conclusions and recommendations …………….………..……..………….page 15
6. Bibliography ………………………………………….………………………..page 16
7. Appendix –CLIL and TBLT lesson plan copies-……………………………page 18
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1. PREFACE
CLIL is used as an integrative approach in which language and content are the
bases for teaching. Additional language is used in the teaching and learning process to
develop links between content and language (Coyle, Hood, & Marsh, 2010). The vision
of language in CLIL centers on the interaction in the context between a 4Cs
Framework: content (subject matter), communication (language learning and use),
cognition (learning and thinking process), and culture (developing intercultural
understanding and global citizenship).
Additionally, CLIL bases the learning process on a language triptych. This
language triptych is composed of three concepts that help learners to acquire the
language: Language of learning (the key vocabulary and phrases needed to access
new knowledge), language for learning (the vocabulary needed to interact during the
class development) and language through learning (the new knowledge of the
language learned through the lessons) (Coyle, Hood, & Marsh, 2010, pp. 61-63). See
figure below.
Figure 1. Adaptation of the language triptych and the 4Cs framework (Coyle, Hood, & Marsh, 2010)
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plans (Tardieu & Dolitsky, 2012) by giving the Instructions in the target language from
kindergarten starting during elementary school in Countries like Canada, Holland and
the United States –French as the target language- (Barton & Neville-Barton, 2003;
Swain & Lapkin, 1982; Tardieu & Dolitsky, 2012). Consequently CLIL can be
considered to be specifically implemented for the educational and methodological
principles in bilingual schools promoting an integration on the subject and a language
learning understanding through the use of the target language (Tardieu & Dolitsky,
2012).
In spite of all this positive feedback and results that some schools have
achieved using CLIL some problems can be appreciate by teachers. For instance when
applying it to a pilot-bilingual program, in schools’ syllabus or cross-curricular content
that are still in development and do not count with relevant lesson plans that follow the
pace of a certain school or learners context (Divljan; 2012, p.5). Owing these factors,
teachers have to deal with issues such as: Not having a national CLIL based program
in each subject, lack of materials to adapt –or too much material with no relevant
content to adapt-, materials which are well-adapt to CLIL approach in History, science
and math yet is not relevant to learners’ interest, context, culture and even cognition
factors; missing the cultural impact necessary for creating an engaging interaction
among learners. (Ball, 2012; Byram, 1997; Divljan, 2012).
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Task based approach facilitates that material creation because as Uehara (2016)
explains: While the traditional teaching methods involves instructor-based models
where there may be little student-teacher or student-to-student interaction, task-
based language teaching (TBLT) is a language teaching approach which requires
learners to do meaningful tasks by using language in an authentic environment
(Ellis, 1998). The participants are encouraged to collaborate in English, and to
complete a pre-challenge and post-challenge worksheet by responding to a survey
in English on learner’s perceptions of a certain activity.
With this in mind this proposal is adjusted to create a unit that relates to the
task-based language/teaching approach applying the CLIL methodology in order to
create materials which are relevant to the culture, convenient in content, interesting to
students and teachers cognition and uncovered communication, motivating students to
use the target language as a communication tool instead of as the learning object.
Following and integrated language learning program that as Mehisto, Marsh and
Frigols (2008) stated will meet five important cores that CLIL and language learning
follows: multiple focus, safe and enriching learning environment, authenticity, active
learning and scaffolding (p.29).
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2. INTRODUCTION
Throughout the years English teaching has become a topic which is in constant
debate when it comes about its methodologies and approaches in order to create an
effective language environment for its adequate acquisition. In 2004, the Colombian
Ministry of Education (MEN) created the PNB –National Bilingual Program-, which main
objective is to have citizens able to communicate in English, so that they can introduce
the country in universal communication processes, in global economy and cultural
openness, with standards internationally comparable (Ministerio de Educación
Nacional, 2006a, p. 6). This objective seeks to help the country move into a process of
globalization and take part in the dynamics of international communicative standards.
Among other objectives, the NBP wants: (a) students to reach B1 level of proficiency
when concluding school studies and (b) prepare primary, high school and university
teachers to be capable of interacting in a bilingual environment (Rodríguez, 2011).
In 2006, MEN presented “Estándares Básicos de Competencias en Lenguas
Extranjeras: Inglés”, a national policy based on the Common European Framework of
Reference (CEFR). As Rodríguez (2011) stated, these standards established the
common foundations to guide the design of educational standards, teaching
methodologies, and instructional materials to teach English as a foreign language.
Concretely, these standards describe the specific language levels that every child has
as a right during the academic process.
Based on bilingualism and bilingual education, MEN has one specific objective:
to prepare integrally future citizens for them to acquire basic knowledge and language
domain of the foreign language English. In order to achieve this objective, MEN has
taken into consideration two approaches which guide the teaching and learning
process in the school. On the one hand, CLIL is used as an integrative approach in
which language and content are the bases for teaching. On the other hand, a holistic
approach is implemented in order to reach a full development of the person.
In this Proposal A Task-based unit will be designed regarding the PNB
objectives alongside with MEN language approaches. TBL is the one that provides
opportunities to experience spoken, reading, listening, and written language through
meaningful class assignments that involve learners in practical and functional use of
the second language (Nunan, 1989); integrating the skills based on daily life activates
treating the language from an holistic perspective through the assistance of CLIL
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compounding not only all the language main skills but regarding on culture, cultural and
cognitive factors.
2.1 CONTEXTUALIZATION.
2.1.1 LOCATION:
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common problems in English classrooms in the primary cycle is the use of native
language more than the English target language. Harmer (1998) explains that they
want to communicate an important idea and their only resource for communicating this
is using their native language. Thus, there is a struggle between the native language
and English language; students feel kind of uncomfortable to English language (the
target language) and prefer the use of their native language although the context is
asking for that target language (bilingual context).
Bearing this considerations in mind the timing to apply this unit is up to four
lessons based on math’s day and science’s day –these were selected due to the
schools calendar and syllabus adaptation-. Each unit’s lesson will be carried out each
week to sensitize students on the school integrated and holistic bilingual program, so
that they may be able to visualize English as a communicative language and not as
another subject.
Based on the theory presented on the preface this unit will use the 4 C’s
principals in each lesson design (Coyle, Hood, & Marsh, 2010).As well as the right
combination and application of TBL activities: pre task- stage; introduction of the topic
and instructional phase, During task-stage; analysis, developing and application of the
task, and finally the post-task; analyzing the outcomes and encouraging learners and
teachers to evaluation and produce on it (Ellis, 1998; Nunan, 2004; Richards & Rogers,
1986).
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3.2 Competencies
This unit will be based on CLIL and TBL integrated skills competences
which provide meaningful task integrating different reading, writing, listening,
and speaking exercises that could enhance students’ communicative
competences and interaction. (Ellis, 1998).
3.3 Contents
This unit proposal will be separated into 4 topics, 2 of them are
consecutive regarding math and the other 2 will be consecutive regarding
science. Each class will be given weekly. Based on the schools bilingual
curriculum of math and science each topic was selected and continued. The
contents will be the next ones:
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Language Triangle, Circle, Square, Rectangle, Star, Heart, Dice and Bingo
through
learning
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TBLT Students will learn how to communicate in real life situation when expressing the weather
activities conditions according to the weather broadcast task.
Language a + noun Days:
of a + color + noun Monday
learning It is…. Tuesday
Adjectives: Wednesday
It’s hot Thursday
It’s cold Friday
It’s dark Saturday
It’s clear Sunday
Language Teacher Student
for What’s the weather like today? It’s hot!
learning How is the weather? It’s cold!
Look at this… Repeat please
Pay attention… Too
Repeat after me… Really
Very
Language Sunny, Cloudy, Rainy, Snowy, Windy, Stormy.
through
learning
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Shapes:
Triangle
Square
Eagle form
Diamond
Color:
Dark color
Soft colors
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This proposal objective is based on creating different task that manages to meet
the requirements ask by the school’s syllables and the CLIL methodology use in this
population. Bearing in mind the theory discussed in the preface and instruction it is
relevant to say that this kind of activities that involve basic vocabulary not only focused
on the content but as well on the instruction, culture and communicative phase help
students to be able to transmit short sentences to their partners, giving them a small
little self-confident feeling, a recommendation for this point will be to keep in mind that
giving the instructions and adapt the material to meet this expectation may be hard at
the beginning but as the lessons and tasks are applied student can get used to this
commands and mode of interaction in another language (Richards, 1990).
Furthermore, these type activities that involves basic commands are really good for
their memory and for creating the habit to talk in English. However some students may
be shy at the beginning, but also with time’s help they would get used to that English
language environment intended in CLIL.
Last but not least, it is always a must for teachers to adapt each unit materials, times
and sequences based on their students’ context and cultural mattes, so that motivation
and interaction would cause a positive response in the group increasing their
vocabulary, learning a new topic with the help of their partners, sharing their ideas in
other language to the others students.
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6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Mehisto, P., Marsh, D., & Frigols, J. M. (2008). Uncovering CLIL: Content and Language
Integrated Learning in Bilingual and Multilingual Education. Oxford: Macmillan
Education.
Mehisto, P.(2012). Criteria for Producing CLIL Learning Materials. Encuentro, 21, 15-33.
Available At: Http://Www.Unifg.It/Sites/Default/Files/Allegatiparagrafo/21-01-
2014/Mehisto_Criteria_For_Producing_Clil_Learning_Material.Pdf
Ministerio de Educación Nacional. (2006a). Estándares básicos de competencias en lenguas
extranjeras: inglés. Colombia: Ministerio de Educación Nacional.
Ministerio de Educación Nacional. (2006b). Programa Nacional de Bilingüismo. Retrieved 03
10, 2011, from Ministerio de Educación Nacional Web Site:
http://www.mineducacion.gov.co/1621/articles-111259_archivo_pdf1.pdf
Nunan, D. (1989). Designing tasks for the communicative classroom. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Nunan, D. (2004). Task-based language teaching. Cambridge, uk: Cambridge University Press.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511667336.
Pokrivčáková, S. et al. (2015). CLIL in Foreign Language Education: e-textbook for foreign
language teachers. Nitra: Constantine the Philosopher University.
Richards, J. C. (1990). Conversationally speaking: approaches to the teaching of conversation.
In jack C Richards. The language teaching Matrix. New York: Cambridge University
Press.
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Swain & Lapkin, S. (1982). Evaluating bilingual education: A Canadian case study. Clevedon,
Avon: Multilingual Matters.
Tardieu, Claire & Doltisky, Marlene (2012). Integrating the task-based approach to CLIL
teaching”, in J. de Dios (coord.), Teaching and Learning English through Bilingual
Education), Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012, pp. 3-35. Available at:
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/file/index/docid/748683/filename/CLIL_teaching-
Dolitsky-Tardieu.pdf
Uehara, S. (2016). Task-based English language teaching, 21st century skills, and learner
perceptions through the Marshmallow Challenge. The University of Electro-
Communications; Tokyo. (PDF Download Available). Available from:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303994599_Task-
based_English_language_teaching_21st_century_skills_and_learner_perceptions_through
_the_Marshmallow_Challenge [accessed Jan 22 2018].
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(Topic)
Review of the principal shapes with a Bingo game
GRADE Second Graders SUBJECT: English TIME: 1 hour
TEACHING OBJECTIVES (The 4Cs Framework)
1. CONTENT
Students will recall some principal shapes based on a bingo game
Students will be mentioned about the instructions of bingo game
2. COGNITION
Children will be attentive to pay attention and understand teacher’s command in the
game
Children will be able to identify the different shapes for a review
Children will associate the shapes and number by counting the times that it appears in
the bingo.
3. COMMUNICATION (Language and Linguistic considerations)
Students will be able to repeat and mention the name of the shape when this one
comes out
Language of learning Language for learning Language through learning
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-Usual greetings (Good morning! how are you today? I’m fine, thank you!)
-TPR Activity (Preposition of places up, down, aside, etc)
-Thank you god prayer
-Date
-What’s the weather like today?
-Presentation and activity: After introducing them to the review of the topic we are going
to ask about the game, then we will give the instructions, asking if it is clear?, and then
the activity will start; there are going to be 9 groups, it means it would be 4 students per
group, and the teacher would roll the dice, also the student that knows how to follow
instructions and stay quiet and raise their hand can roll it too and say the name of the
shape at loud.
Complete the homework of tracing and A homemade dice made by us (its size its
matching the names of the shapes medium)
worksheet 9 sheets of bingo with its other cards to
cover it
6 flashcards
The board
Groups activities
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CULTURE
Show the characteristic of their houses and how to relate this with the shapes and
colors.
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Students will embody a socio affective activity in order to get new English knowledge.
Students will recognize some places where they can fly kites
CULTURE
Show the custom of flying kites in August.
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Students will be able to repeat and mention the different weather conditions.
CULTURE
Show to the students how to express when the feel they weather is too hot or cold.
What’s the weather like today? Is it cloudy?
How is the weather? Is it hot?
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-Revision about what they already know because on the initial routine they have already
said what’s the weather like?
- Introduction of the topic, first, we are going to teach them a song named “the weather
song” they have to dance it and sing it. (15 minutes)
M Later, we are going to show them the 8 flashcards for us to them to appropriate the
E different states of the weather; we will paste the flashcards and named them on the
T board for students to write it down. Later, we will ask how the weather is when it’s
H cloudy, is it cold? Or hot? (15 minutes)
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D -Strategies (Timing: 20 minutes)
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L -Presentation and activity: Secondly, students will receive a worksheet to complete, with
O match exercise, filling the gaps exercise which are related with the days of the week
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Y -Seating arrangement will be:
-horse shoe
Do the third point about the word 8 flashcards about the weather
search. Worksheets
The board
The weather song
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