Certificate in Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)for teachers who work in primary and secondary education in Spain Barcelona, Spain, TESOL courses EU

This course will suit teachers who work in primary and secondary education in Spain and are planning on teaching a core subject (geography, natural sciences etc.) in English, are already teaching their subject in English and want to develop their skills in teaching learners whose first language is not English, teach English and are interested in using more content based lessons to motivate their learners, or Directors of studies who want to start using CLIL in their school.

Duration	Fees*	Starting dates	Apply now
3-day intensive on-site	300 €	May 8th, 15th and 22nd 2010	Application form online
3-week on-line	300€	25th October to 14th November 2010	Application form online

They should either:

" Be a qualified primary or secondary school teacher

or

" Have a Certificate in TESOL/CELTA and/or Diploma in TESOL/DELTA and at least two years experience in English teaching

How to apply

For individuals

Complete the CLIL Application Form We will then e mail you to let you know if you have been accepted on the course and give you an opportunity to ask any further questions. You will also be able to speak to a member of staff about the course by phone or in person. When you have been accepted on a course you will need to pay the full fee to confirm your place. The deadline for applications is two weeks before the course start date.

For schools

Please contact our Teacher Training Department and we will arrange a meeting to discuss how to organise the course in your school.

Course aims

The aim of this course is for teachers to develop their knowledge and skills in three areas.(see full list of contents below)

1. CLIL methodology

Participants examine aspects of second language acquisition theory relevant to CLIL teaching.

2. CLIL lesson planning/materials creation

Participants look at the factors to be considered in creating CLIL classes, in particular the selection and adaptation of materials, and the incorporation of activities to maximise learner involvement.

3. CLIL teaching techniques

Participants look at how to incorporate EFL (English as a Forign Language) techniques into subject teaching to aid learner understanding of instructions and explanations. Participants will learn about a wide array of teaching ideas and techniques, and get the chance to put them into practice in an end of course project where they plan and deliver a CLIL class incorporating the ideas and techniques covered on the course.

The course also aims to raise participants' awareness of the importance of collaboration across English and subject departments and the use of peer observation as a tool for professional development.

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There will be on-line support in our "virtual classroom". Participants will be able to access readings, links and materials and take part in on-line discussions with the tutor and colleagues.

There will be on line support in our "virtual classroom". Particpants will be able to access readings, links and materials and take part in on-line discussions with the tutor and colleagues

Certificates and Assessment

Participants will receive the OxfordTEFL Certificate for CLIL Teachers provided they

" Attend the 20 course hours

" Complete the presentation outlined above. (This project will not be formally assessed or graded)

Course timetable/dates

On-line course: 3 weeks online, 7 hours work per week.

Face to Face course: 3 days, 7 hours per day. Courses run on 3 consecutive Saturdays at OxfordTEFL, Barcelona.

Tailored course: timetable to be arranged with the centre. The course can be online, face to face or blended ( a mix for the two) at OxfordTEFL or other agreed premises.

Dates for 2009

Online: 20th October to 9th November

Face to face: Saturday 16th, 23th and 30th January

Course Fees

300 euros per person for open course

For closed courses the fee can be negotiated depending on the number of participants

Fees include all tuition, materials and certificate.

Programme

Session 1

Introduction to CLIL

" The importance of CLIL around the world and in Spain

" An overview of CLIL Methodology and how this works in practice

Session 2

CLIL Syllabus design

" Setting realistic objectives

" Choosing a content area

Session 3

Materials

" Evaluating, creating and adapting materials for different ages and levels

" Multimedia in CLIL

Session 4

Task-based learning and CLIL

" Designing tasks to maximise content learning and student talk time.

Session 5

Building up a CLIL teaching sequence

" An introduction to CLIL lesson planning.

Session 6

TEFL techniques in CLIL

" Managing several levels in one group

" The SIOP method

" Learning styles

" Tasking and assessing

Session 7

" Supervised lesson planning

Session 8

Teaching structures and vocabulary in CLIL

" When and how to present target language

" using L1 in the CLIL classroom

" Error correction

Session 9

Expert groups, webquests and project work

" More tasks to teach content and motivate learners

Session 10

Teaching practice

" Peer-teaching

" Evaluation

We believe that distance learning works best when it captures, as far as possible, the dynamics of face to face learning, even when that means less flexibility (see below). A sense of isolation can cause people to drop out of distance learning courses. Our Distance/On-line CLIL courses have the following key features, which ensure motivation remains high:

Variety of ways of learning
Through our virtual learning environment you will use the internet to communicate with tutors and fellow course members, access materials and complete learning tasks.

Interaction
Our virtual learning environment (VLE) allows you to communicate individually and collectively with tutors and other course members, both for social and study purposes. You will be assigned individual, group and pair tasks, as in a "real" classroom with the difference that, instead of all working at the same time (synchronised) you can log on and off and contribute at times which are convenient to you. You may, on a few occasions, be required to log on at the same time as other course members for "lessons", "conferences" or "chats" in the virtual classroom.

A real class of fellow students
In many distance courses, learners start and finish courses at any time of the year and join an infinite number of other distance learners at various stages of their course. Our courses have start and finish dates and a defined group of participants, just like our face-to-face courses. You will have tasks and deadlines to keep and be expected to maintain an appropriate rhythm (see above). In other words, flexibility is limited in order to maintain motivation.

Learning how to learn on-line
As well as learning about teaching and language you will have the opportunity to experience and reflect on the nature of on-line learning itself.

Ease of use
You will find it easy to use the virtual learning environment, even if you are relatively unfamiliar with this kind of learning and there will be plenty of support and guidance from tutors to deal with any queries and make sure you are on track.

We use “Moodle”, a “virtual learning environment” (VLE), which allows you to:

upload and download course information and material
access materials on and off-line
participate in live and non-synchronised discussions
send work to tutors and receive feedback
communicate with tutors and other members of the class individually and as a group.
interact in ways similar to a real classroom with the advantage of being able to access it at times convenient to you.

We use skype/messenger or telephone for personal tutorials.

You will need to have regular access to a computer with internet connection, but won’t need to spend huge amounts of time actually on line.

We recommend you install skype if you don't have it already to take advantage of cost free calls to tutors. www.skype.com