Transcript Materials selection and adaptation

Materials selection and
adaptation
Learning Outcomes:
KNOWLEDGE: to know how CLIL materials are selected.
SKILLS: to be able to adapt subject- specific materials.
How to choose and adapt materials for CLIL
• CLIL materials need to show curriculum subjects
presented in a non-native language very clearly.
• CLIL materials are usually different from materials
found in ELT coursebooks.
• Language courses have materials which are often
selected because of the subject content, for
example maths, arts or history.
• Materials can be translated from L1 curriculum
taken from native speaker coursebooks,
downloaded from the Internet or made by
teachers.
What should we ask about CLIL materials?
Are the materials:
 Appropriate for the age of learners and the stage of
learning?
 Fit for purpose? Do they match the learning outcomes?
 Do they consider content, communication, cognition,
culture?
 Supportive? Do they have banks, language frames and
visuals?
 Varied in skills, tasks, interaction?
 Collaborative, challenging and achievable?
 Motivating and complete?
Key concepts and the CLIL classroom:
• We need to select and adapt materials carefully. There
are many ways of doing this at different levels:
• At text level we can include visuals,
diagrams,animation (moving imageson a screen) and
visual organisers. We can make sure the page
layout(design of the page) is clear.
• At sentence level we can include definitions and short
explanations.
• At word level we can use labels or high lightkey content
vocabularyby underlining using capital letters or using
bold fond. We can also add glossaries.
Look at the example of a page from a science book.
Look how the content is presented to support learning.