MOBILITY 2. Aspects of Teaching English. Brighton, the UK. Laura Borràs. Day 4

Technology enhanced teaching

Tools, websites and activities mentioned include: Classdojo, Kahoot, Screencasting, Using google voice, Lyrics training, Pinterest, perfect-english-grammar.com, British Council, learning english.com, YouTube, BBC, StoryBird, Prezi, Edpuzzle, Padlet, Bombay TV, Voki, wordreference, Quizlet

Introduction to CLIL (Content Language Integrated Learning)

Learning History IN English vs Learning History THROUGH English

in = you assume students know the language

through = you combine strategies to teach the subject and those to teach English. Lesson needs to be scaffolded

The 4 Cs of CLIL: Content / Cognition / Communication (includes translanguaging) / Culture

CLIL obligatory language : technical terminology

CLIL compatible language: grammatical structures and vocabulary that will naturally be involved

BICS = basic interpersonal communication skills

CALP = cognitive academic language proficiency

How to design tasks that challenge different thinking skills

Bloom's Taxonomy, a way of categorizing different skills

LOTS (lower ordering skills): remembering / understanding / applying

HOTS (higher ordering skills): analysing / evaluating / creating

Contemporary English

Martyn Ford presents Oxford's word of the year 2016: post-truth

We explore the meaning of the following newly created terms: pre-loved, wasband, staycation, FOMO, double-screening, screenager, binge-watching, sexting, unfriend, glamping, grey gapper, pocket dialing, photobomb, vape, BOGOF, crowd-source, meme, photobomb, troll, smombies, mansplain, dude food.