COMENIUS PROJECT:LINK: Language In Integrated Knowledge

LINK ACTIVITIES 2008/09

A TRIP ALONG THE PO RIVER

A TRIP ALONG THE PO RIVER

Class involved: 2^ LTeachers involved: Borella Marika (English) Zanella Laura (Geography)

S. M. S. TOTI DAL MONTE MOGLIANO VENETO Headmistress: Mrs. Domenica Fazzello BaccariniHeadmistress: Mrs. Domenica Fazzello Baccarini

Phases and examples of exercises:

• MOTIVATION: starting from students’ previous knowledge, some definitions have been built;

• MATCHING: specific lexis to be linked to its definition;

• CROSSWORD: ludic activities involve actively students,and make them learn things easily;

Phases and examples of exercises(2)

• WORK IN PROGRESS: using a mute map, students had to write the right terms in their place;

• SUMMARIZING A TEXT after filling in its blanks, to reinforce the main linguistic competences, now complete and complex!

METHODOLOGY….and….what did students learn?

• CLIL methodology, that is to say:

- Geography theme in English, by both teachers;

- Students and teachers interacting in English;

- Developing linguistic and communicative competences;

- Improving relationship with others.

WHAT DID STUDENTS SAY ABOUT THE ACTIVITY?

1. Interesting and useful;

2. Made both Geography and English learning easier and more attractive;

3. Made group work and cooperative work efficient methods to produce something.

FINAL EVALUATION TEST

• Matching exercises;• Fill in the blanks exercises;• Reading and analyzing a map

exercises;

Students’ feedback

• “It was really interesting to learn Geography in a foreing language”

• “I could improve my linguistic competences, as far as understanding, reading and producing are concerned”

• “At first I was puzzled, but then I could manage to understand teachers and tasks to do”