authenticity and clil: examining authenticity from an international clil perspective
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Symposium Presentation slides from Professor Richard Pinner based on his article for the International CLIL Research Journal. http://www.icrj.eu/21/contents.htmlTRANSCRIPT
AUTHENTICITY & CLIL
EXAMINING AUTHENTICITY FROM AN INTERNATIONAL CLIL PERSPECTIVE
Richard Pinner Sophia University
CLILJapan.org
Outline of the article
establish the importance of authenticity in
CLIL
definitions of authenticity
- EFL 8 & CLIL - authenticity of purpose
mixed methods study
Research Questions1) How do CLIL students define authenticity?2) How are learning aims connected to
authenticity?
1) How do CLIL students define authenticity?
• What contributes most to the definition of authenticity? – (open) CONFUSION. DISSASTISFACTION (with
previous learning)– (closed) CONTENT
• What part does content play in defining authenticity? – MAJOR (48%)
What contributes most to Authenticity? (N=103)
Language24%
Content48%
Materials13%
Tasks13%
Other2%
2) How are learning aims connected to authenticity?
• What is the students’ perception of the role of content in CLIL classrooms?– VERY IMPORTANT (authenticity of purpose)– DUAL FOCUSED AIMS
• What are the students’ main priorities in terms of learning aims – content knowledge or language proficiency?– LANGUAGE (slight preference) – CONTENT AND LANGUAGE almost equal– STUDY SKILLS also important
My learning aims for the class were... (N=103)
To improve my language skills To learn more about the content area
To learn study skills I didn't have any particular aims
Mode 5 5 4 1
Avg. 4.45 3.94 3.8469387755102 1.78125
0.5
1.5
2.5
3.5
4.5
ModeAvg.
What is Authenticity?
Moving forward
Fake
Authenticity Continuum
Pinner, R. S. (2013). Authenticity of Purpose: CLIL as a way to bring meaning and motivation into EFL contexts. Asian EFL Journal, 15(4), 138 - 159.
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