DoCoyle_What is the 4 Cs teaching framework?  Methodology  for  plurilingual  Education_Unit  2:  CLIL  Principles  

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What  is  the  4  Cs  teaching  framework?  

A  __________  framework  to  enable  teachers  to  ______  their  units  of  work  so  the  different  elements  of  CLIL  are  _________.  

What  is  content?    

Content   is   part   of   a   ________,   a   theme   or   a   topic.   Sometimes   teachers   have   the   opportunity   to  __________  it  themselves,  other  times  it’s  already  written  in  a  ________  or  in  a  syllabus.  Content  must  lead  the  way.  We  need  to  ________  the  content  and  be  very  clear  of  what  the  content  will  be  over  over  a  ________  of  lessons  or  a  unit.    

What  is  cognition?  

The   ________   of  which   the   learning   has   to   take   place.   It   is   not   acceptable   if   CLIL   operates   at   a   level  which   is  _______  than  the  cognitive   level  of   the   learners.  Whatever  the  content   is  we  have  to   look  at  what  the  __________  are  of  maintaining  a  high  level  of  learning  appropriate  to  the  _____  and  ______  of  the  students.  We  are  looking  at  creativity  and  critical  thinking  skills.  

What  is  communication?    

By  communication  we  mean  ________.  Language  can  be  a  problem  but  also  an  __________.  What  we  can  do  in  terms  of  language  in  the  CLIL  setting  is  to  rely  on  grammatical  _________  for  the  language  to  take   place.   The   language   has   to   support   the   content   _________.   And   the   communication   has   to   be  ________  for  the  students  to  enable  them  to   learn  an  appropriate  cognitive   level.  That   is  the  greatest  _________   of   all   CLIL   is   trying   to   get   the   language   at   the   appropriate   level   so   the   _________   can  understand.  

Perhaps  we  can  use  chronology.   The  past   tense  needs   to  be  used  within  beginning  CLIL   learners.  We  can’t  wait  for  three  years  before  that  happens.  It  involves  a  reconceptualization  of  the  kind  of  language  that  we  need  with  a  special  focus  on  _________  of  language  rather  than  just  simple  the  ________.  

What  is  culture?  

Culture   has   to   do   with   cultural   _________,   __________   and   global   understanding.   It’s   looking   for  opportunities  where,  if  we  are  learning  through  another  language,  how  can  we  also  ________  some  of  the  cultural  _________  as  well  as  similarities  that  our  topic  might  lead  itself  to.  

 

Homework.  Explain  the  graphic.