This course is primarily aimed at primary and secondary school teachers who want to learn about the fundamentals of the CLIL teaching method, and focuses on providing participants with practical and ready-to-use teaching ideas bearing in mind recent developments in methodological approaches to CLIL. We also place a great emphasis on participants digging deeper into Irish culture, via safe discussion during lessons based on culture, as well as activities and excursions outside the classroom.

There is also a space for participants to voice their own ideas and exchange practices with classmates, who come from a range of countries and educational backgrounds. Participants must have at least an upper-intermediate (B2) level of English. The lessons take place in mixed nationality groups at our school in Dublin, with no more than 15 students per class and courses last for either 1 or 2 weeks. Various accommodation options are available on request for participants throughout their stay.

 Methodology lesson modules include:

• - CLIL Fundamentals: Learning Principles, Teachers’ Roles, European Dimension
• - Lesson Frameworks and Planning for CLIL
• - Analysing a CLIL Lesson and Sharing Effective Teaching Practices: SCIENCE
• - Guiding Input: Adapting and Exploiting Texts
• - Teaching and Dealing with Vocabulary in the CLIL Classroom
• - Exploring AI Tools for Education
• - Criteria for Success in CLIL: Dos and Don’ts
• - Supporting Output: Ways to Support Speaking and Writing (Graphic Organisers in CLIL. Scaffolding tools to support learning)
• - Designing and Evaluating Materials for CLIL
• - Effective Assessment in CLIL: Content or Language?
• - Making your classroom more inclusive for SEN students
• - Sustainability in Education

Cultural lesson modules include:

• - Irish-English Expressions 

• - Irish History 

• - Ireland and Identity 

• - Contemporary Irish Literature 

• - Sustainable Cities - Dublin and Gentrification 

• - Irish Sports 

• - Irish Coffee-making Workshop