Abstract:

The paper describes best practices in the project "Problem-oriented Soft CLIL Approach for LOTE". The project includes topical elements, rarely combined in grammar schools in spite of their importance from the social dimension perspective. The concept features effective innovative didactic approaches (Soft CLIL and problem-oriented learning) and cross-curricular topics such as Sustainable tourism and Financial Literacy and Real Mathematics. These elements are combined within the project with the objective of teaching grammar school students from four different project countries topic-oriented skills and knowledge, rarely or not treated in grammar school curricula at all, by means of the aforementioned didactic approaches. They represent two fields, which can motivate students towards engaging in specific activities and vocations. Both are considered as highly current topics that can only be taught successfully within the existing education system through appropriate interdisciplinary approaches. Hence, in the frame of the project, we combine them with the respective Soft CLIL and problem-oriented learning approaches. The concept is applicable across disciplines and represents an innovation. Since both EU and various other countries lack Soft CLIL teaching combined with problem-oriented learning materials, our project aspires to bridge this gap to a certain extent. The focus of the project is oriented towards two non-English foreign languages (German, Russian), which a relatively strong position in the fields of economy and culture in the project countries.

Keywords:

Didactics, CLIL, Soft Clil, problem-oriented learning.