Who is this course for?
This is an intensive professional training course for primary and secondary school teachers who have little or no CLIL experience, but who want to know more and are aiming to teach subjects such as history, economics or science through the medium of English in the future.
Format
This CLIL course is a one-week course consisting of 20 lessons, plus 5 integrated off-site activities or excursions as part of an extensive cultural and social programme.
Course Dates
April 2026 | July/August/September 2026 | October 2026 | ||
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6th April (Dublin) | 13th July (Dublin) | 19th October (Dublin) | ||
17th August (Dublin) | ||||
7th September (Dublin) |
Course Aims
By attending this CLIL course you will:
- Explore techniques for scaffolding language and content.
- Gain a better understanding of how to plan lessons with both content and language in mind.
- Become more efficient and more competent in designing CLIL teaching materials and be more confident in delivering CLIL lessons.
- Develop your own English language skills.
- Establish contact with teachers from a variety of education systems to facilitate future networking.
Methodology
This is a practical course which uses real teaching and learning examples. Teachers completing the course will return home with immediate, practical ideas to implement in their own teaching practice.
Participants are expected to actively participate in the workshops, reflecting on their own beliefs and practice, and sharing thoughts, ideas and expertise in pair work, small groups and with the class as a whole.
During the course participants will also take part in a range of activities where they will be encouraged to develop their language skills in a more informal environment outside the classroom and further enhance their knowledge of contemporary Ireland.
Course Programme & Sample Timetable
SAMPLE TIMETABLE CONTENT LANGUAGE & INTEGRATED LEARNING DUBLIN 2026
(Sample) | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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9:00 -13:00 | Session 1: Course Orientation CLIL Fundamentals: Learning Principles, Teachers’ Roles, European Dimension | Activity: Trinity College and Book of Kells OR EPIC (Irish Emigration Museum) | Session 1: Teaching and Dealing with Vocabulary in the CLIL Classroom | Activity: MoLi - Museum of Literature Ireland OR St Patrick’s Cathedral | Session 1: Analysing a CLIL Lesson and Sharing Effective Teaching Practices | Full day excursion to Howth OR Malahide |
Session 2: Lesson Frameworks and Planning for CLIL | Session 2: Local Irish History OR Sustainable Cities - Dublin and Gentrification | Session 2: Course Review Criteria for Success in CLIL: Dos and Don’ts End of course Irish Coffee | ||||
13:30 - 17:30 | Activity: Orientation tour of the City | Session 1: Guiding Input: Adapting and Exploiting Texts | Activity: Walk and Talk Tour - Local History OR Walk and Talk Tour - The Liberties | Session 1: Effective Assessment in CLIL: Content or Language? | Free Afternoon (Option: Join our Film and Fluency Club) | |
Session 2: Supporting Output: Ways to Support Speaking and Writing (Graphic Organisers in CLIL. Scaffolding tools to support learning) | Session 2: Designing and Evaluating Materials for CLIL |
Follow up
Participants on the course are encouraged to keep in contact, sharing materials and experiences when back in their own classrooms. Follow-up contact is made with the participants after completion of the course to gather feedback on the effectiveness of the classroom activities presented and on how their teaching practice has been developed.
Price List
1 - week training course
- Programme includes materials, excursions and activities.
Additional Fees 2026
Dublin
- Homestay Accommodation: €295 / week (single room, half-board) + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Residential Accommodation:
- Atlas Residence Rathmines (single room, half-board) €395/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (single room, self-catering) €430/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Brickfield Lane (twin room, self-catering) €330/ week + €75 accommodation placement fee
- Please note there is a €40 per week Summer Supplement for residential and homestay stays between Jun 13th – Sept 6th 2026.