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CLIL teacher development in non-European contexts
Shigeru Sasajima
CLIL Institute for Teacher Education (CLIL-ite), JAPAN sasajimas@clil-ite.org
Abstract
CLIL in Japan has been developed for the past 10 years or more, and it is 5 years or more since the Japan CLIL Pedagogy Association (J-CLIL) started. CLIL teacher education focusing on the Japanese or non-European context is the next stage for update CLIL pedagogy. So we have established CLIL Institute for Teacher Education (CLIL-ite) and started the CLIL Teacher Education Program (CTEP) this year. The program includes online courses, workshops and seminars. It issues the certificate demonstrating a CLIL practitioner and supporting CLIL pedagogy. The CTEP curriculum is composed of 6 modules (Module 1: CLIL teaching methodology, Module 2: CLIL lesson study, Module 3: CLIL classroom management, Module 4: CLIL classroom activities, Module 5: CLIL classroom language use, and Module 6: ELT and CLIL pedagogy). Although CLIL is gradually popular in Japan, there are no proper and stable CLIL teacher education systems. We have just conducted part of online classes, workshops, and a seminar in Finland so far. Most participants are satisfied with the content, but we realize that the program will be revised and meet the needs. We will try to develop better CLIL teacher education systems in non-European contexts.
CLIL-ite: https://www.clil-ite.com
Keywords: J-CLIL, CLIL teacher education program (CTEP), CLIL pedagogy
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