Professional Certificate in Education (CLIL)

This subject focuses on content and language integrated pedagogy and related issues in the methodology of teaching in a second or foreign language. These include such areas as setting goals and objectives; models of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs; outcomes (including attainment in the discipline, language proficiency, cognition, and (inter)cultural understanding); use and avoidance of the first language; the importance of interaction in constructing meaning, clarifying knowledge, and developing relevant language; and the dual role of the CLIL teacher in developing content knowledge and promoting language development. It will include a brief introduction to the theory and practice of second language teaching and learning insofar as it is relevant to CLIL (for example teaching relevant elements of the language such as new vocabulary, dominant structures, or text features and genres of a discipline).

This subject has a TESOL and Modern Languages Education focus, according to the course within which the student is enrolled.

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This subject explores the complex interplay of languages, cultures, and content in educational settings where instruction is delivered in a second or foreign language, such as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), English Medium Instruction (EMI), and Content-Based Language Teaching (CBLT). It examines the linguistic and sociolinguistic dimensions of bilingual education.
Students will investigate the interplay between general and specific purpose language use in bilingual settings, analysing the language of different disciplines and its application in classroom instruction. The subject covers discipline-specific terminology, academic writing conventions, and the structures of various genres across subjects. The subject emphasises the cultural aspects of bilingual education, addressing cross-cultural communication challenges and the influence of culture on learning processes and worldviews. Students will learn strategies to facilitate comprehension that promote both content and language learning, with a focus on providing appropriate language support in bilingual classrooms.
Throughout the subject, students will reflect on the intellectual and cultural consequences of teaching through multiple languages. They will examine the intricate relationships between culture, language, concepts, and cognition, with particular attention to knowledge transfer between languages in bilingual educational contexts.

This subject has a TESOL and Modern Languages Education focus, according to the course within which the student is enrolled.

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