ABOUT PROJECT
Project 2016–1–PL01–KA219–026305_4 "CLIL as a Bridge to Real Life English"
Our project "CLIL as a Bridge to Real Life English" is focused on fostering students' motivation for learning foreign languages, especially English, through encouraging their inner curiosity for novelty and obtaining new information about partners' countries from their own point of view.
We share The Council of Europe's aims to build a greater Europe based on shared values, including tolerance and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity. It promotes the use of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) as a practical means of helping people of all ages and backgrounds to learn more languages and engage with other cultures.
The project also helps to build and develop the so- called 21st century skills (critical thinking, problem solving, research practices, creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative, leadership, teamwork, ICT literacy, entrepreneurship). To be more specific, we intend to use cross-curricular approaches in the teaching&learning, focusing on the development of digital skills and English language competences, in order to address our students' expectations to bridge the acquisition of the foreign language to real life. All the project activities are designed in such a way as to facilitate the study of the basic exact subjects through CLIL approach, in order to develop the basic and transversal skills of our students. We can observe that it is essential for the teachers of our age to know and use English no matter what subjects they teach. Our hope is that a greater understanding and enjoyment of English can enrich people's lives and enable them to make more of the exceptional cultural and communications phenomenon which English has become. In our project, we will try to present ideas about English in intelligent, entertaining, inclusive and interactive way. We will prepare and use a variety of media-online platform, exhibitions, books, web sites, blogs, videos, discussion, contests, theatre plays, street games and even computer games to bring the teaching English to life.
We will integrate the four main skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, relevant to teaching English in a natural way, as it happens in the real life. All student and teacher will have a chance to create their own European Linguistic Portfolio and design their career path.
What is more, we will promote the learners' autonomy and cooperation by offering them European Club extra classes. Finally, we will make use of the bridges between language and culture, both the real and methaphorical ones. In this context, we will build new bridges, renovate those existing and design many new ones to be built during our project. This project is a chance for us to create a common sense of what European construction should be, in its inhabitants' everyday life.
The project involves 7 schools:
There will be 4 short-term exchanges of groups of pupils organized:
Spain: The photographic contest called Bridges among Cultures will be an important means to integrate English with other school subjects. CLIL approach is the part of our project, thus the contest will develop knowledge on History/Art /Geography of southern Spain in English.
Bulgaria: Workshops on Codex of Friendship, which will be a common work of all participating students, both in mobilities and in local activities. This set of rules and good advise will help students to enter the real world of multicultural Europe.
Besides, the special programme focused on spring traditions in partners' countries will be held.
Turkey: Building a Bridge via English Festival will focus on integrating English to real life through many artistic and practical activities inside and outside the institution. The activities will help students to deeper understand the links between nations and cultures.
Greece: Theatre can be used as a means to build a bridge between students of different countries and different backgrounds.
By using the on-line platform/other resources and through direct involvement into the project activities, our students will develop their creativity and thinking skills, the IT and language skills, all these essential competences for all modern- day European citizens.
In the course of the project through cooperation both students and teachers will learn how to teach, learn and live in multicultural Europe.
We share The Council of Europe's aims to build a greater Europe based on shared values, including tolerance and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity. It promotes the use of the European Language Portfolio (ELP) as a practical means of helping people of all ages and backgrounds to learn more languages and engage with other cultures.
The project also helps to build and develop the so- called 21st century skills (critical thinking, problem solving, research practices, creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative, leadership, teamwork, ICT literacy, entrepreneurship). To be more specific, we intend to use cross-curricular approaches in the teaching&learning, focusing on the development of digital skills and English language competences, in order to address our students' expectations to bridge the acquisition of the foreign language to real life. All the project activities are designed in such a way as to facilitate the study of the basic exact subjects through CLIL approach, in order to develop the basic and transversal skills of our students. We can observe that it is essential for the teachers of our age to know and use English no matter what subjects they teach. Our hope is that a greater understanding and enjoyment of English can enrich people's lives and enable them to make more of the exceptional cultural and communications phenomenon which English has become. In our project, we will try to present ideas about English in intelligent, entertaining, inclusive and interactive way. We will prepare and use a variety of media-online platform, exhibitions, books, web sites, blogs, videos, discussion, contests, theatre plays, street games and even computer games to bring the teaching English to life.
We will integrate the four main skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening, relevant to teaching English in a natural way, as it happens in the real life. All student and teacher will have a chance to create their own European Linguistic Portfolio and design their career path.
What is more, we will promote the learners' autonomy and cooperation by offering them European Club extra classes. Finally, we will make use of the bridges between language and culture, both the real and methaphorical ones. In this context, we will build new bridges, renovate those existing and design many new ones to be built during our project. This project is a chance for us to create a common sense of what European construction should be, in its inhabitants' everyday life.
The project involves 7 schools:
- Niepubliczne Gimnazjum przy I LO im. Ks. A.J. Czartoryskiego w Pulawach (Poland) as a coordinating institution,
- KORFEZ FEN LISESI (Turcja);
- 1st Lyceum of Perama (Greece);
- I.E.S. “La Escribana”(Spain);
- DARJAVNA FINANSOVO-STOPANSKA GIMNAZIA “INTELEKT(Bulgaria);
- Istituto Istruzione Secondaria Superiore “Rosa Luxemburg”(Italy);
- Stredna priemyselna skola Povazska Bystrica (Slovakia).
There will be 4 short-term exchanges of groups of pupils organized:
Spain: The photographic contest called Bridges among Cultures will be an important means to integrate English with other school subjects. CLIL approach is the part of our project, thus the contest will develop knowledge on History/Art /Geography of southern Spain in English.
Bulgaria: Workshops on Codex of Friendship, which will be a common work of all participating students, both in mobilities and in local activities. This set of rules and good advise will help students to enter the real world of multicultural Europe.
Besides, the special programme focused on spring traditions in partners' countries will be held.
Turkey: Building a Bridge via English Festival will focus on integrating English to real life through many artistic and practical activities inside and outside the institution. The activities will help students to deeper understand the links between nations and cultures.
Greece: Theatre can be used as a means to build a bridge between students of different countries and different backgrounds.
By using the on-line platform/other resources and through direct involvement into the project activities, our students will develop their creativity and thinking skills, the IT and language skills, all these essential competences for all modern- day European citizens.
In the course of the project through cooperation both students and teachers will learn how to teach, learn and live in multicultural Europe.