In Europe content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has been expanding as a variety of approaches to language teaching. CLIL is believed to contribute to the linguistic and cognitive development of the learners. Our Project intends to encourage and support Lithuanian schools taking up CLIL as an innovative approach to language teaching.
The project aims to assist the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and Science in promoting CLIL in Lithuanian schools as innovative approach to language teaching. The project activities include teacher development seminars and networking events for English language and other subject teachers.
The events organised by the British Council in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science include:
Partneships: Ministry of Education and Science in Lithuania, Goethe Institute, French Cutural Centre
Plenary speakers: Dieter Wolff (Germany), Keith Kelly (UK), Jean Serandour (France)
Workshop facilitator: Lida Schoen (Holland)
See more photos from the conference and workshop.
Editor-in-chief: Keith Kelly (UK)
Co-authors: Lilija Vilkanciene, Loreta Andziuliene, Arunas Krikstaponis
Consultant: Keith Kelly (UK)
Series of events with a focus on the development of teaching content through the medium of English:
- Two focus group meetings of 16 teachers and trainers from institutions around the country looking at `the next step' for the CLIL project in Lithuania. The group discussed how to take the project into teacher education at pre and in-service levels.
- Lesson observations at Kaunas Kalnieciai Secondary School and Siauliai Didzdvaris Gymnasium.
- Seminars to teachers from around Kaunas and Siauliai regions. The participants were seven school teams of three in Kaunas and eight teams in Siauliai (48 teachers total).
Facilitator: Keith Kelly (UK)
Participants: 16 school teams of three (49 teachers of English language and other subjects)
Lecturers: Keith Kelly (UK) & Lilija Vilkanciene (Lithuania)
Participants: 70 language and subject teachers from 35 schools
Consultants & Facilitators: Margot Brown (UK), Ruxandra Popovici (Romania), David Marsh (Finland), Lilija Vilkanciene (Lithuania), Snieguole Matoniene (Lithuania) & Salomeja Bitlieriute (Lithuania)
Participants: 24 teachers of English and social sciences total
Facilitators: Peter Craig and Marek Kukula (the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, UK)
Participants: 12 teachers in Vilnius and 24 teachers in Klaipeda
Facilitator: Keith Kelly (UK)
Participants: 10 teachers in Klaipeda, 24 teachers in Kaunas and 30 teachers in Vilnius
For more information, please contact Vilma Backiute, English Language Projects Manager.
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