Today 22nd November we have started our training course on CLIL and PBL to improve student engagement. The academy is located near the Liffey River, twenty minutes to the city center. 

We belong to a group of nine students from the Netherlands and Poland. The participants are part of different teaching levels. From Kindergarten to Secondary education. It means that people provide rich experiences. 

Gill, our teacher, comes from Dublin and she has an important experience in terms of education. Thanks to that, the atmosphere is perfect. 

En aquesta primera sessió ens hem pogut presentar i explicar el nostre context personal i laboral, així com les expectatives del curs. Això ens ha permès fer-nos una idea general del perfil docent de cadascú. 

El tema principal ha sido la metodología AICLE entendida como el aprendizaje integrado de contenidos y lenguas extranjeras. Hemos podido analizar el significado así como sus características. La profesora nos ha ofrecido unos ejercicios para ponerlo en práctica:

• Soft CLIL / Hard CLIL. (if you are a subject expert or not).
• 4 Cs: Content, Communication, Culture and cognition.
• 3 Dimensions of CLIL: Concepts, procedures and language. 
• Kinds of knowledge.
• Communication skills.
• 3 As: analyse, add and apply.
• Teacher’s role in language development. 
• What CLIL teachers need?
• Issues in CLIL (in terms of applying it in class).