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Content and Language Integrated Learning for ELT
Dr. MaryAnn Christison
Webinar Abstract
In this workshop, teachers will be introduced to strategies for developing EFL lessons and curricula that promote learning language through content. This approach to L2 teaching in academic contexts is known as content and language integrated learning (CLIL) or content-based instruction (CBI). Four main theoretical principles for integrating language and content will be introduced – making content connections, managing demands on cognition, developing academic language skills, and promoting individual strategies for learning. The presenter will provide practical examples of each of the four principles using appropriate academic content, tasks, and activities. The audience will participate in example tasks and activities that support the principles being covered.
Bio-sketch
MaryAnn Christison is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Utah and teaches courses in the TESOL M.A. and Ed.D. programs at Anaheim University. She is a past president of TESOL International (1997-1998) and serves on the Board of Trustees for The International Research Foundation (TIRF). Dr. Christison has been teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in applied linguistics for over 30 years and has over 90 refereed articles and 19 books. She has worked with English language teachers in over 30 countries. Her current research interests are in leadership, cognitive linguistics, second language teacher development, and language and the brain.
This closed-circuit webcast is being provided by Anaheim University.
