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Fusing Theory and Practice: the CLIL Portfolio

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Hi everyone! Today I would like to share with you an article I wrote during my stay at the University of Nottingham. I hope you like it.   Towards a Theory of Practice for CLIL Pedagogy comes from the ancient Greek: ‘paidos’ (child) and ‘ágo’ (lead). In ancient Greece, it referred to the slave that led the children to the school or the gym. ( www.wikipedia.org (Access date 14 Feb. 2009) It has evolved through the centuries and it has been an object of study by many pedagogues, who have given hundreds of definitions. Some have considered it a science; others, an art. According to Gomez (2007), the concept of pedagogy addresses both children and adults because our society every time has more training organizations. It has its own principles and methods and it is evolving as well as society is. In my opinion, pedagogy is the group of theories, methods and strategies that instructors use in order to help the learner to construct own knowledge, no matter if he/she is a child or a...

WELCOME TO "MY CLIL SCIENCE CORNER"

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Hi!  My name is  Eva and I have been part of the fascinating world of Education for 21 years (wow! Where has time gone?).     I have had the chance to teach and learn in different levels: from Infant School to 6th graders. I am a Primary School English teacher. I studied my Teaching Degree and my Pscychopedagogy Degree at the University of Girona.  My adventure in CLIL started in 2009, when I was given a paid leave by the Department of Education of Catalonia to receive training in CLIL at the University of Nottingham, where I learned from great teachers. In 2017, as head of studies, some teachers of my school and I engaged in an Innovative Project called "Generació Plurilingüe" (GEP) which aimed to introduce and implement CLIL in Catalan schools. I have also participated in eTwinning projects and I have received two National Quality Labels and two European Quality Labels. I am very curious and I am in constant training to keep developing professionall...