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This interactive course gives language educators the opportunity to develop their language teaching skills in an international environment. The course focuses on giving educators lots of practice in art and language integrated learning.

Description:

This interactive course gives language educators the opportunity to develop their language teaching skills in an international environment. Participants will have workshops and brainstorming sessions which focus on using works of art as a tool in language learning classroom. In addition to classes and workshops led by expert facilitators, the course includes visits to cultural spaces and museums, with time to explore and find inspiration.

The course takes place in Venice, Italy. The city is incredibly international with a wide range of cultures represented in the artwork displayed.

The course focuses on giving educators lots of practice in art and language integrated learning. Teachers will walk away from the course with new methodology, 4+ completed lesson plans, and new international connections; tools which can immediately be brought back into their second language classroom.

AVAILABILITY: PLACES STILL AVAILABLE. COURSE CONFIRMED

The cost of the course, travel and accommodation can be covered by the Erasmus+ grant.

Teaching/Learning approach:

OBJECTIVES

Educators will have a greater understanding of the following:

• Using art in language learning
• Inclusion and diversity
• Content and language integrated learning

Educators will become more comfortable developing activities and lessons that incorporate works of art in their language learning goals. Educators will work collaboratively to develop lesson ideas as a group.

 

PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

Networking and hands-on opportunities to continue communication with other course participants and school colleagues towards common international projects.

 

WHO CAN JOIN?

Educators working with students in a language learning capacity. No prior education requirement apply for this course. One institution can send up to 20 participants per course.

Competences: Didactics, Master narrative and language

Subject: Language

Certification: Yes

Competence Oriented Approach:

IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND GET TANGIBLE SKILLS

• Knowledge of the most relevant museums and cultural spaces in Venice
• Capability to design lessons that highlight content through art in various disciplines - practiced in four lesson plans
• Acquire knowledge and competencies that you can transfer to your own practice through facilitated materials and support from the course leaders
• Master new methods and tools to achieve student success

Each day participants are introduced to a new activity or topic in the morning, then in the afternoon they are divided into working groups and tasked with collaborating as a group to create second language lesson plans. By the end of the week, educators will have four lesson plans of their own.

Blended Learning Modalities:

Face-to-face course.

Date/s of the Course:

• from 2020-07-27 to 2020-08-01

Course Website: https://europeanculturalacademy.com/teachinglanguagethroughart?utm_source=Erasmus%2B+contacts+KA104&utm_campaign=36ebeba1f1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_05_09_10_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2d332cdf5a-36ebeba1f1-102360221

Name of the organising institute: European Cultural Academy

Website: https://europeanculturalacademy.com/#submenu:more

Where to apply:

CALL OR WHATSAPP US: +39 320 245 06 31

EMAIL US: study@europeanculturalacademy.eu

Contact persons:

• Annie Heslinga study@europeanculturalacademy.com