UNIT 9. CLIL THINKING SKILLS

UNIT 9. CLIL THINKING SKILLSJSP 2011-2012AIMS OF THE UNITDescribing what are Thinking skillsReviewing some theories about Thinking skillsAnalysing the relation between Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency and Thinking Skills.Knowing how to use Thinking skills in CLIL lessons

JSP 2011-2012ACADEMIC LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY (CALP)Type of language that allows for the transfer of academic skills from one language to another.The aim of high quality bilingual education.BICS: Basic Interpersonal Communication SkillsPromotion of language skills in combination with subject-related tasks.Work with texts, documents, pictures, graphs, films.Develop language skills more than in traditional foreign language lessons.

JSP 2011-2012THINKING SKILLSThe particular ways in which people apply their minds to solving problems.The human capacity to think in conscious ways to achieve certain purposes.Habits of intelligent behaviour learned through practice.Mental capacities we use to investigate the world, to solve problems and make judgements.JSP 2011-2012THINKING SKILLSEssential to effective learningInclude processes such as:RememberingPlanningReasoningImaginingSolving problemsMaking decisions and judgementsTranslating thoughts into wordsJSP 2011-2012THINKING SKILLSJohn Clegg: The truth is that schools dont often teach these skills explicitly. Instead, teachers hope that their learners will pick them up.

Todays education is more than just learning knowledge and thinking; it also involves learners feelings, beliefs and the cultural environment of the classroom. JSP 2011-2012THINKING SKILLSLearners must develop awarenwess of themselves as thinkers and learners, practise strategies for effective thinking and to develop the habits of intelligent behaviour, not only store knowledge in their memories for future use.

Good teaching: not just achieving particular curriculum objectives but also developing general thinking skills and learning behaviours.JSP 2011-2012BLOOMS TAXONOMYJSP 2011-2012BLOOMS REVISED TAXONOMY(ANDERSON, 2001)JSP 2011-2012BLOOMS REVISED TAXONOMY(ANDERSON, 2001)JSP 2011-2012COMPARISON OF TAXONOMIESBlooms taxonomyEvaluationSynthesisAnalysisApplicationComprehensionKnowledge

Andersons taxonomyCreatingEvaluatingAnalysingApplyingUnderstandingRemembering

JSP 2011-2012MARZANOS TAXONOMY (2000)Based on the Knowledge Domain: information, mental procedures and physical procedures.Three systems:Cognitive: Knowledge retrieval (remembering and understanding)Comprehension (graphic organizers)Analysis (matching, classifying, generalizing, specifying)Knowledge use (investigating, projecting, web questing)Self: learners attitudes, beliefs, feelings, motivation.Metacognitive: learning to learn.

JSP 2011-2012TEACHING THINKING SKILLSCLIL lessons: great cognitive challenges.Thinking skills are developed through:Cognitive challengeCollaborative workMetacognitive discussionTeaching thinking skills and language is needed.Association of language to speech acts needed in the classroom.

JSP 2011-2012THINKING SKILLS AND LANGUAGEThinking skillsLanguage neededrememberingQuestions using who, what, where, when, which, how, how much/manyTasks using describe, choose, define, find, label, colour, match, underlineStructures as Thats a, This is a kind of, This is for, etc.understandingQuestions using Is this the same as?, Whats the difference? Tasks using classify, explain, show, give an example, use a diagramStructures as This is . but that one , This has. but that one., This causes, This goes here because.applyingQuestions using What would happen if?, How much change is there if you?Tasks using explain, show the resultsStructures as What shall we do first?, This must be. because., It cant beUsing surveys, web quests, information records,.JSP 2011-2012CRITICAL THINKINGTaking a hard look at things to see what they really mean.Analyzing something.Breaking a subject down to its various parts to understand them.Exercising or involving careful judgement or evaluation.JSP 2011-2012CRITICAL THINKERSOpen minded about new ideas.Intellectually independent.Know when there is a need for more information.Ask questions.Base their judgements on evidence.Look for connections between subjects.Analyze and understand concepts, information and behaviour.Break things down and separate fact from opinion.Question everything that doesnt make sense.Try to avoid common mistakes in reasoning.Are honest with themselves.Overcome confusion.Try to separate emotional thinking from logical thinking.Do not argue about something they dont know.Make their ideas clear to others.

JSP 2011-2012CREATIVE THINKINGInventing something new.Thinking up something from scratch.Putting things together in a new way.Having unusual ideas and innovative thoughts.Thinking outside of the box.

JSP 2011-2012CREATIVE THINKERSDont get hooked on finding the right answer.Arent always logical.Break the rules of thinking sometimes.Are impractical.Are playful.Are a little foolish.Fail.Never say We cannot do it.JSP 2011-2012MAP THINKING or CONCEPT MAPPINGInformation-processing techniqueConcept map: web diagram for explaining knowledge, gathering and sharing information.Help students to :Make abstract ideas visible and concrete.Clarify thoughts.Organize and analyze information.Remember better.Think critically.JSP 2011-2012LISTENING and WRITINGIATEFL 2009 CLIL Debate Peeter Mehisto.wmv

Write an essay on Peeter Mehistos ideas. JSP 2011-2012THANK YOUSEE YOU NEXT WEEKJSP 2011-2012