21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND A GLOBAL SOCIETY

Introducing new methodologies in the classroom and encouraging the use of different languages for teaching and learning, is one of the strategies of the 21st century education.

The CLIL approach to education is based on the implementation of the so called 4C´s: COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION, CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING.

WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS NEED TO LEARN?

Whatch this video for a short introduction to this framework for 21st century learning:





COMMUNICATION is about sharing thought, questions, ideas and solutions. In a CLIL context is not just about speaking but also about writing, listening, and reading using 21st century strategies to develop those different aspects of communication.

COLLABORATION is about working together to reach a goal, sharing talent and expertise. This applied to a CLIL context, refers to working in collaboration to publish and produce knowledge.

CREATIVITY is about trying new approaches to get things done, innovating and inventing. In a CLIL classroom students create new products by learning in another language and applying the knowledge of this language to the content studied.

CRITICAL THINKING is about looking at problems in a new way, linking learning across subjects and disciplines. The CLIL approach to applying critical thinking skills consist of work that is crosscurricular in nature and applies the use of language to any discipline.

Students no longer need to listen and repeat information or learn it for an exam!



TASK: discuss ways in which you implement the 4c´s in your classroom

BLOOM´S TAXONOMY QUESTIONS- Progression steps for learning




With Bloom's Taxonomy, there are six levels of skills ranked in order from the most basic to the most complex. Each level of skill is associated with a verb, as learning is an action.

Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/blooms-taxonomy-questions-7598

THE MANY FACES OF CLIL

CLIL is an overall design, a system that is content-driven and language is integrated into the learning.

CLIL is an "umbrella term" as it includes several ways of teaching in which content is taught using a foreign language.

Those that are mainly inspired in content are:
 

Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (USA)

 

Cognitive Academic Language Learning
 

Cross-curricular Language Teaching

Content-based Language Teaching
 

Task-based Language Instruction

English as medium of Instruction

English for Specific Purposes

Content-based Instruction

Source:María Jesús Frigols Martín, (Capacity building in CLIL: Challenge and Opportunity. 7th ISAs Principals Seminar, Calgary 17 May 2011)

CLIL takes into account the integration of learning (content and cognition) and language learning (communication and culture) : The 4Cs Framework (Coyle 1999).

CLIL involves learning to use language appropriately whilst using language to learn effectively.

It is built on the following principles:

- Content matter is not only about acquiring knowledge and skills but about students creating their own learning and understanding and developing skills (personalized learning)

- Content is related to learning and thinking (cognition), to enable the learner to create their own interpretation of content.

- Thinking processes (cognition) need to be analysed for their linguistic demands.

- Learning through the language that is related to the learning context, students reconstruct the content.

- Interaction in the learning context is key to learning.

Source: "Content and Language Integrated learning. Motivating Learners and Teachers" Do Coyle, University of Nottingham

 

CLIL IS ABOUT TEACHING SKILLS THAT ALLOW LEARNERS TO TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE:

Watch this video to see practical examples of how students can transfer their knowledge: