4 Cs Mind Map for CLIL lesson Content

4 C’s Mind Map for CLIL lesson Content Communication Shapes Culture Cognition

Content § Identifying (naming) shapes § Describing characteristics (sides, angles, the same, round…) § Shapes in different contexts: expressing various ideas and associations § Explaining a process § Describing functions § The shape of things § Shapes in the kitchen § Shapes in the architecture Content

Cognition Bloom’s Taxonomy (1956) CREATE build / plan / design EVALUATE ANALYZE compare & contrast APPLY classify UNDERSTAND discuss REMEMBER name / describe / list Lower order thinking questions / Higher order thinking questions

Culture • Understanding the value of arts • Identifying shapes in arts (on the paintings) Culture

Communication • Language of learning: ü Key vocabulary items (the names of shapes, the characteristics, objects [the shape of things]) ü Grammar structures (describing shapes, expressing ideas) • Language for learning: ü Language for sharing ideas ü Language for successful discussions, group work interaction ü Collaborative learning – pair and group work activities • Language through learning: ü Questions, discussions, presentations, reading and writing tasks ü Students engage in academic tasks through reading, writing, giving verbal answers to teacher’s questions, listening to the teacher, participating in whole-class and instructional peer group discussions, memorizing written forms and vocabulary