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This is Volume One of Research Papers in Language Teaching (RPLT) Journal of Hellenic Open University (HOU) which aims to bring to ‘dialogue’ different perspectives on research issues related to Content and Language Integrated... more
This is  Volume One of Research Papers in Language Teaching (RPLT)  Journal of Hellenic Open University (HOU)  which  aims to bring to ‘dialogue’ different perspectives on research issues related to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as an educational challenge.  It addresses CLIL issues  both at a national, and international level, and deals with concerns, which are relevant to educational policy makers, researchers, teachers, material developers.


Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο: Ο πρώτος τόμος της 8ης έκδοσης του επιστημονικού περιοδικού RPLTL αναφέρεται σε θέματα που απασχολούν τους εκπαιδευτικούς της ξένης γλώσσας αλλά και γενικής παιδείας  αναφορικά με την συνδυαστική διδασκαλία ξένης γλώσσας και περιεχομένου,  γνωστής ως CLIL. Μια προσέγγιση που κερδίζει συνεχώς έδαφος λόγω  αποτελεσματικότητας .
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This paper presents a case study of a private preschool in Thessaloniki, Greece. The school, located at the unique setting of an educational farm, has a curriculum focus on environmental education. An analysis of teacher interviews and... more
This paper presents a case study of a private preschool in Thessaloniki, Greece. The school, located at the unique setting of an educational farm, has a curriculum focus on environmental education. An analysis of teacher interviews and lesson plans in the span of three years presents insights into the barriers teachers faced in implementing their environmental education curriculum, and the developments that occurred within this timeframe. Environmental education was found to not just be “a walk in the park,” but a personal growth journey for the teachers and the school as a whole. Teachers’ experiences implementing environmental education did not only improve their teaching methodology overall, but created a community of practice within the school.
The teaching of English as a Second Language with respect to young learners emphasizes a communicative approach to learning. However, communicating with others inherently carries an unspoken value system by those involved. Expanding the... more
The teaching of English as a Second Language with respect to young learners emphasizes a communicative approach to learning. However, communicating with others inherently carries an unspoken value system by those involved. Expanding the horizons of English teaching and explicitly teaching values provides motivating factors and classroom building activities that bond students together and enhance their learning experience. This article provides an account of teachers' personal experiences based on values projects and the teaching of values such as respect, compassion, cooperation, caring, perseverance, and lifelong learning. These values were taught through various means, by classroom discussions, using video clips and by doing individual and group projects. The school's English newspaper (The Anatolia Sun) was the venue for exhibiting students' work and supporting students into using these values as "tools" for a better tomorrow.
Οι πολλές αποχρώσεις/σκιές του CLIL: Μια μελέτη περίπτωσης εφαρμογής της CLIL από εκπαιδευτικούς της Αγγλικής σε μικρούς μαθητές σε ένα Ελληνικό ιδιωτικό σχολείο Eugenia ISKOS, Camilla RALLS and Sofia GEGKIOU This study hones in on the... more
Οι πολλές αποχρώσεις/σκιές του CLIL: Μια μελέτη περίπτωσης εφαρμογής της CLIL από εκπαιδευτικούς της Αγγλικής σε μικρούς μαθητές σε ένα Ελληνικό ιδιωτικό σχολείο Eugenia ISKOS, Camilla RALLS and Sofia GEGKIOU This study hones in on the practices and perceptions of a group of English teachers in a private school in Greece through analysis of semi-structured interviews and journals with NVIVO 7, a CAQDAS tool. The research was conducted to illuminate the application of CLIL at very young ages, pre-kindergarten to grade 3. Although there is a diverse application of CLIL at these ages, there are is common ground more so because of the teacher and school approach. Findings also showed that teachers find CLIL to be an integral part of their lessons. Barriers to CLIL for the teachers are mostly a need for collaboration with others, time and planning. – Η εργασία αυτή εστιάζει στις πρακτικές και στις αντιλήψεις μιας ομάδας εκπαιδευτικών της αγγλικής γλώσσας ενός ιδιωτικού σχολείου στην Ελλάδα μέσα από την ανάλυση συνεντεύξεων και καταχωρήσεις ημερολογίων με τη χρήση NVIVO 7, ενός εργαλείου για ποιοτική ανάλυση. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη για να αναδείξει την εφαρμογή της μεθόδου CLIL σε πολύ μικρές ηλικίες, από το νηπιαγωγείο έως την 3 η τάξη του δημοτικού. Παρόλο που η εφαρμογή της CLIL γίνεται με διαφορετικό τρόπο σε αυτές τις ηλικίες, υπάρχουν κάποια κοινά στοιχεία λόγο των προσεγγίσεων των δασκάλων και του σχολικού περιβάλλοντος. Τα ευρήματα κατέδειξαν πως οι εκπαιδευτικοί θεωρούν ότι η CLIL αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο μέρος των μαθημάτων τους. Αυτά που θεωρούν εμπόδια για την εφαρμογή της CLIL είναι η ανάγκη συνεργασίες με τους συναδέλφους άλλων ειδικοτήτων, ο χρόνος και ο σχεδιασμός.
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This paper presents a case study of a private preschool in Thessaloniki, Greece. The school, located at the unique setting of an educational farm, has a curriculum focus on environmental education. An analysis of teacher interviews and... more
This paper presents a case study of a private preschool in Thessaloniki, Greece. The school, located at the unique setting of an educational farm, has a curriculum focus on environmental education. An analysis of teacher interviews and lesson plans in the span of three years presents insights into the barriers teachers faced in implementing their environmental education curriculum, and the developments that occurred within this timeframe. Environmental education was found to not just be " a walk in the park, " but a personal growth journey for the teachers and the school as a whole. Teachers' experiences implementing environmental education did not only improve their teaching methodology overall, but created a community of practice within the school. Le présent article expose l'étude de cas d'une école maternelle privée à Thessalonique, en Grèce. Cette école, située dans le contexte unique que constitue une ferme éducative, est dotée d'un programme axé sur l'éducation environnementale. L'analyse d'entretiens d'enseignants et de plans de cours sur une durée de trois ans, à l'aide d'un outil d'analyse de données qualitatives assisté par ordinateur, a donné des éclaircissements sur les obstacles qu'ont connus ces enseignants dans la mise en oeuvre de leur programme d'enseignement environnemental et sur le cours des évènements pendant cette période. L'éducation environnementale n'était pas seulement une « promenade de santé », mais aussi une aventure où les enseignants et l'école ont pu grandir. L'expérience des professeurs dans la mise en oeuvre de l'éducation environnementale a non seulement amélioré leur méthode d'enseignement en général, elle a également créé une communauté de pratique au sein de l'école.
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This paper analyses Multiple IntelligencesTeaching Approach (MITA) in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course in higher education. This holistic teaching method creates new ways of engaging students to achieve maximum performance in... more
This paper analyses Multiple IntelligencesTeaching Approach (MITA) in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) course in higher education. This holistic teaching method creates new ways of engaging students to achieve maximum performance in class and to leverage their knowledge. Authors discuss how this approach helps teachers to understand students’ intelligence and have a greater appreciation of their strengths, how it helps students to learn English for Specific Purposes in authentic learning situations and increase exam achievements. Reflecting on the five stages of Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach, the authors state that this approach provides numerous opportunities for students to increase their motivation and optimal brain potential to develop the eight intelligences or the eight ways to learning a foreign language, in this case English.
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