Institution: Hockerill Anglo-European
School
Introduction
Learners always find bilingual work exciting and beneficial to
their studies. Many of the skills which are developed, such as the
need to be fully focused throughout the lesson are transferable to
other areas of the curriculum. Students who have undergone the
experiment become articulate and confident linguists.
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Associated video clips
Description of lessons
Lesson 1: Geography lesson on Egypt delivered in
French.
Lesson 2: History lesson exploiting the use of poetry through
the medium of French.
Teachers: Debbie Seager and Mike Ullmann.
The video clips below show good practice in the teaching of
CLIL.
A Geogra
phy lesson on Egypt delivered in
French
This clip shows Debbie Seager teaching
a Geography lesson on Egypt through the medium of French. The
lesson begins with a brainstorming session on vocabulary connected
with Egypt. Some of the words are cognates or near-cognates
and some focus on the climate which uses familiar
terminology. See how the teacher encourages use of the target
language and how the students respond to this.
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Developing the lesson on Egypt using
documentary evidence
This clip 
shows how the teacher develops the lesson on Egypt
using maps and documentary evidence. See how the teacher
continues to develop the students’ confidence in continuing to use
the target language to carry out tasks. These involve using a
map of the world and documentary evidence (photos and texts) which
the students have to match up.
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A History lesson delivered in
French
This clip shows a History lesson on genocide
delivered in French. The students have composed their own
poetry as a response to what they have been taught
previously. See how a student can produce a moving poem in
French using relatively simple vocabulary.
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The interviews with staff and students
Interview
with Debbie Seager and Mike Ullmann
How did the bilingual section develop at
Hockerill?
Hear about how the bilingual section began and
developed at the college and how history and geography are now
being delivered in both French and German to an increasing number
of classes.
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How do staff in other curriculum areas react to the bilingual
section?
Hear about how other staff have responded
to the bilingual section and how transferable skills are developed
in the students who have been involved.
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How is the course set up and resourced?
Hear how the course follows the same curriculum as if
the topic were being delivered in English and how the issue of
foreign vocabulary is resolved.
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What are the advantages to the students?
Hear how the students develop transferable skills and
how their language skills and confidence are enhanced by being
involved in the CLIL project.
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Interviews with students in the Bilingual
section
What are the benefits of being involved in the bilingual
section?
Hear how students enjoy the challenge of bilingual
teaching and how being taught in this way has improved their oral
skills and increased their vocabulary in French.
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What differences have you noticed being taught humanities in a
foreign language?
Hear how students have found humanities
subjects more enjoyable and concepts easier to understand when
taught in French.
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