Kiitos@21stCenturyPreschools Newsletter 3 | Seite 8

Thursday 14 th
Development of CLIL
activities and resources
On 14th July Vanessa Esteves and
Mariana Lampreia led a workshop on
«CLIL an effective and Motivating
way of teaching and Learning
English». CLIL is an educational
approach that means Content
Language
Integrated
Learning.
During this workshop several
questions were answered such as
what CLIL is, what skills children
develop through CLIL. Some CLIL
activities were also shown which
mainly focused on the theme “The
brain”. In this approach Content has
the main role while language is only
a way. Content (what I am learning),
Cognition (how I am learning),
Culture (what I am learning about
the
world
around
me)
and
Communication (what language I am
using and learning) are the 4c’s
developed through this approach. In
the end of the workshop Vanessa
and Mariana exemplified some
activities through which one is able
to introduce a theme. It was shown a
torso, some questions were asked,
and several games were played.
Through these activities it was
shown the importance of developing
thinking,
collaboration,
communication and creative skills.
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