Program Overview
Humber’s Content and Language Integrated Learning online course is an applied teacher professional development program for internationally trained teaching professionals. Through interactive sessions, guided self-study, and reflective practice, participants will build their skills in teaching subject-matter content in English.
The course will focus on designing student-centered courses, learning experiences, and assessment techniques grounded in adult education learning theories with an emphasis on applying them to teaching contexts in order for instructors to teach their subject matter content expertise effectively through the medium of English. Participants will also develop their language skills, critical thinking, problem‐solving, collaboration skills, and increase participants’ proficiencies in technology-enabled teaching and learning.
What You Will Learn
- Understand and employ CLIL approaches for classroom teaching
- Demonstrate an understanding of teaching methodology for learner centered CLIL classrooms
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles of Universal Design
- Design learning outcomes and assessments that are aligned with the content-specific learning experiences
- Demonstrate the implementation and use of a variety of teaching technologies
Key Figures
16 hours of live-interactive sessions
24 hours of self-directed and asynchronous online learning – faculty participants can complete work at any time
16 weeks
Asynchronous discussion boards to discuss and reflect upon content and language integrated teaching and learning with the Humber instructor/facilitator and fellow participants
Learning Themes and Modules
Theme 1: Content and Language Integrated Learning
- The Core Features of the CLIL Methodology
- CLIL Approaches for the Classroom
- Teaching English Language Learners in an English‐Medium Environment
Theme 2: Planning Teaching in CLIL Contexts
- Applied Strategies for Student engagement and active learning
- Lesson Design & Planning
- Incorporating Assessment into Classroom Practice
Theme 3: Designing for Learning
- Universal design for learning
- Inclusive curricular design
- Technology-enabled teaching and learning
CLIL Training Experience
Tiger Tien
Dean of International Office, Hungkuang University, Taiwan
In 2021, my school had the first CLIL teacher training program conducted by Humber. The goal was to enable our teachers to teach their professional courses in English. In the process of planning, we were impressed by the professionalism, enthusiasm and hardworking attitude of Humber team. No matter how many questions we raised up, they were all fully discussed and well explained. Therefore, our first CLIL teacher training program could be carried out smoothly. At present, we are planning the second cohort of CLIL teacher training program with Humber, which is expected to start in April.