INSPIRING YOUNG LANGUAGE LEARNERS with CLIL methodology, SPAIN. Enhance student motivation using fun projects and multi-modal techniques

Children looking at a small world model map for a story book. The places on the map are labelled in English

Third-party on-site course

INSPIRING YOUNG LANGUAGE LEARNERS with CLIL methodology, SPAIN. Enhance student motivation using fun projects and multi-modal techniques

This dynamic course will give you a comprehensive, first-hand experience of Smart Teachers Play More (STPM) methodology for language learning:
• Designed by teachers.
• Activities tested and approved by children.
• Methodology renowned internationally.
• Innovative, effective and motivating.
• Highly experienced native English teacher trainers.
• Eco-awareness activities throughout.

Last updated: 24.02.2025

Next upcoming session:

18.05.2025 - 24.05.2025

Spain , Comunitat Valenciana , Alicante

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Description

In this course, you will explore how to plan language learning as part of classroom routines and cross-curricular activities. You will witness how creative and multi-modal tasks can provide students with meaningful opportunities to actively engage with a foreign language in fun and effective ways. You will experience these activities through a students’ perspective and feel their appeal as a much more attractive alternative to the regular use of worksheets or textbooks.
You will discover that, just by adding a few simple STPM techniques, these classroom activities can provide endless opportunities for active language learning both through more implicit play-based activities for our youngest learners to more opportunities for reflection and creativity with language for our upper primary learners. We will show you how making classroom resources with students is highly motivating and gives both relevance and context to the language we teach.

Learning objectives

To create a fun learning environment where teachers can share experiences and learn from like-minded professionals.
To introduce the ideology behind Smart Teachers Play More language methodology and observe first-hand how the project is working in local schools.
To explore language learning opportunities as part of classroom routine, practical activities and storytelling.
To encourage physical activity whilst learning.
To try out a range of multi-modal language learning techniques.
To explore the concepts of “language in action” and built-in repetition.
To promote the use of eco-friendly resources in the classroom.
To present a huge bank of games and gamification techniques to take away.
To give teachers the opportunity to share successful creative activities they use in their own school/country so we can learn from each other.
To help teachers plan the vision for their ‘Creative Language Classroom’ with time to reflect on their individual schools and plan realistic steps for implementation.

Methodology & assessment

• Fun warm-up, ice-breaking activities and team-building activities.
• Active participation in tasks and use of tools to explore how to combine a structured language programme with creative activities.
• Regular short brain-breaks when necessary to demonstrate energising, calming and brain-gym activities.
• Reflection and discussion opportunities focused on how to adapt and design activities for our own classroom settings.
• Sharing good practice session encouraging participants to share successful activities from their own practice.
• Structured networking opportunities, so teachers can find suitable partners to continue their Erasmus learning journey.
• Vision planning session at the end of the course to create an action plan based on learning during the mobility.
• Presentations of vision plans.
• Active listening session to reflect on course experience.
•Cultural activities including learning activities on the beach, the “Spanish Corner” presentation and cultural evening.

Materials, digital tools & other learning resources

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Certification details

Certificate of Attendance
Europass Mobility Document
Learning Agreement (if applicable)
Any additional documentation required by your National Europass Agency or National Office.

Pricing, packages and other information

Price:

595

Euro
Course package content:

• Interactive, high quality pedagogy and training.
• Course material and "classroom ready" activities to take away.
• Quality sharing good practice and networking opportunities.
• Expert support before, during and after your course mobility.
• Suitable venues in stunning destinations.
• Cultural evening, outdoor learning in Altea and local castle
• Local advice and support before and during your stay, including a discount
for a local hotel close to our course centre.
• Refreshments at breaktime.
Additional information:

Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
Cancellation & changes:

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Additional information:

The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).

Additional information

Language:

English
Target audience ISCED:

Early childhood education (ISCED 0)

Primary education (ISCED 1)

Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
Target audience type:

Teacher

Student Teacher

Teacher Educator
Learning time:

25 hours or more