E-CLIL Resource Centre for Web 2.0 Education

[Maria Dolores Ramirez Verdugo]

European CLIL Resource Centre for Web2.0 Education: Early-to-Longlife
Languages Learning

504671-LLP-1-2009-1-ES-COMENIUS-CMP

This project falls within the European philosophy of life long learning programme.It focuses on language learning, learning strategies, multilingualism and multiculturalism.The project focus lies within CLIL & ICT as recommended pedagogical procedure and resources.

CLIL is dual-focused instruction during which language is taught at the same time as content from a different school subject. Recent publications and research outcomes reveal that even though CLIL is gaining popularity across Europe, few teachers are equipped with relevant methodological strategies, available materials and resources are, in many cases, poorly regarded.

There is an urgent need for specific materials, resources and guidelines for implementation which guarantee excellence in language learning.

This is our aim to reduce the detected difficulties and shortcomings:

We are developing a Virtual European CLIL Resource Centre (E-CLIL) to increase children’s exposure to European languages and to improve the quality of teaching through the implementation of CLIL within the European demand for acquiring a mother tongue plus two foreign languages.

The E-CLIL Resource Centre has three main objectives:

1. It will provide support to current and future CLIL educative programmes all over Europe.
   
2. It will disseminate high quality and already proven materials and resources for content and language learning. The materials design and the guideline for teachers will be founded on sound language and content learning principles.
   
3. It aims at enriching teachers’ and children’s knowledge of other European cultures.

Your opinion and contribution are important to us:

• What do you think about our idea and project?
• Would you like to contribute somehow?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Maria Dolores Ramirez-Verdugo
Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

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[Joel Josephson]

This project will be mentioned in the presentation on Thursday 22nd 10a.m. - 11a.m. by Joel in the event 'European Union language projects - resources for you; how to get involved'.

[Maria Dolores Ramirez]

Excellent!

Joel Josephson said:

This project will be mentioned in the presentation on Thursday 22nd 10a.m. - 11a.m. by Joel in the event 'European Union language projects - resources for you; how to get involved'.

[Erika Osváth]

Hi Maria,

I'm definitely a great believer of CLIL. Just launched a blog with my beginner primary class (8-9 year-old kids) after having 4x 60 min lessons. We all love this experience. www.fun-class.blogpsot.com

As a teacher and teacher trainer I blog at www.angoltanaroknak.blogpsot.com hoping to inspire teachers to re-think today's education system. Anyway, happy to contribute with further E-CLIL ideas as well.

Best regards,

Erika