CLIL in English
What is CLIL?
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is an educational approach in which French, English or German are used as the language of instruction for another non-language subject. In this way pupils can, for instance, take Biology classes in German, Economics in English, or PE in French.
In order to start out as a CLIL teacher one should meet a number of requirements. First of all, one needs to have the legal qualifications to teach the subject. On top of that, one should have a proven knowledge of CLIL methodology and be proficient in the language of instruction.
UC Leuven-Limburg offers a full-fledged programme in CLIL by means of this post-graduate. An increasing number of schools are starting up a CLIL stream and are looking for suitable teachers. Therefore, this certificate may prove to be an important asset for a future-oriented career!
Aims of the programme
We aim to offer general insights as well as concrete concepts that can be used by the participants in their classroom practice. Next to practical workshops and didactics, theoretical courses and managerial aspects of CLIL will be covered as well.
Target audience
First and foremost, our programme is aimed at subject teachers and language teachers in primary and secondary schools who have recently started a CLIL trajectory or who are considering doing so, and who experience a need for extra training in this field.
The programme is aimed at CLIL teachers in Flanders and in the Netherlands, as well as at immersion teachers in Wallonia and international teachers interested in CLIL.
Teachers who are not active in a CLIL context, but who wish to discover new methodologies that provide a richer language environment in the classroom, can enrol for the entire programme or for specific courses.
Good to know: UCLL also offers a bachelor-after-bachelor programme in Multilingual Education. For further information: www.ucll.be/meertaligheid
How the programme is set up
The post-graduate programme consists of 6 courses, combining a total of 24 credits, which will help the student meet the two legal requirements needed to start out as a CLIL teacher : a solid knowledge of CLIL didactics and proficiency in the language of instruction (C1 level of the CEFR).
The programme contains the following courses with respective credits:
- CLIL didactics - 4 ECTS in fall & spring
- Organising CLIL - 3 ECTS in fall
- Multilingual education in Europe - 4 ECTS in fall
- Language, code and culture - 3 ECTS in spring
- Language *: choice of English, French, German or Dutch as a foreign language - 7 ECTS in fall & spring
- Exploring teaching practices: 4 ECTS in fall & spring
* The language course can be taken in a school or language centre of one’s own choice (or through self-study) or at the Centrum voor Levende Talen (CLT) in Leuven. Candidates who already have the required level of proficiency (C1 level) are exempt from this course.
One can also decide to enrol for individual sessions (in-service training) or for individual courses.
Practical information
The programme covers one academic year (mid-September to June) but it can be spread over two or more years.
Candidates who do not succeed in achieving the required language level by the end of the programme will not be awarded their certificate yet, as this can only be awarded after the language certificate has been obtained.
The courses are taught in English.
The courses are planned on Wednesday afternoons and/or evenings (1:45-8:30pm, however not every week and not always for the entire afternoon or evening) and take place in our campus in Heverlee. Most of the lessons can be followed online.
Fees
The enrolment fee is 481,20 euro. This fee does not include the cost of the language course.
Those who wish to enrol at the CLT in Leuven will pay an additional fee for the language course. More information can be found here.
Enrolment and information
For more information about the programme, please contact liesbeth.martens@ucll.be
For more information about the application procedure, please contact admissions@ucll.be.
To register, click here. Mind the application deadlines: 1 April (grace period: 1 May) for non-EEA applicants and 31 August for all other applicants.