CALL and CLIL

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ACADEMIC ENGLISH: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY WEBQUESTS

Integrating content with language learning tasks

Richard Pinnerrichard.pinner@engnet-education.com

Overview

Summary and Q & A

WebQuest Task Demonstration

Needs Analysis

Observe a short CLIL lesson in practice

To look at, observe and demonstrate CALL tasks which utilise authentic materials

Ask questions about methodology and approaches to CLIL

NEEDS ANALYSISWhat do we know and what do we want to know about CALL and CLIL?

Needs Analysis• Have you used CALL in your

classes before?• Have you taught Content-Based or

CLIL classes before?• Have you used authentic materials

in your classes before?• What would you like to learn from

this session?

Chat Board

WEB QUEST TASK DEMONSTRATIONHow to use WebQuests to integrate Content & Language with Computers

What are WebQuests?

An inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. (Dodge, 1995)

www.webquests.org

“Basically a task in which students use

the internet to complete research on

an area of Content and then use that

information in some form of language

production

WebQuests

• Download• Make your own

In the students’ shoes

Alternative Energy WebQuest

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Task• 15 minutes• Work in groups• Use the link to research

your energy type• You must explain

– How it works– The advantages – The disadvantages

• Present your information to the rest of the class (select a spokesperson for your group)

SUMMARY AND Q&AYour chance to ask questions about methodology and practice

Discussion• What did you find most interesting about the

CLIL class?• Will you use WebQuests in your classes in the

future?

Summary

WebQuests– expose students to

authentic language using structured tasks

– are student-centred– are easy to adapt for CLIL

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