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MA/Post Graduate Certificate in
Plurilingual Education
David Coves i Sanclemente
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEENDECEMBER 2009
Context
lEconomics TeacherlEscola Costa i Llobera
• Barcelona• K-12 school• Middle-upper class
My Experience in CLIL
lMy interest in CLIL comes from…l Interest in languageslTeaching abroadlPersonal challengelBenefitial for students
My School Experience in CLIL
lMany years ago…lPhysics & Chemistry teacher
lThen I came…lEconomicslTrial and errorlBecome official
Our CLIL Project
l Support from families, school administration and staff
l “Learning to learn in English”l Started 2008/09l Physics & Chemistry + Economicsl Students 15-17 years oldl English department involvementl Importance of “spreading the disease ”
l The future??? … Some fears
MISSION STATEMENTTo encourage and motivate students to think and act as
economists and discov er by themselves the basic forces of the market through a w ide range of activities
My Unit
Unit: The marketDivided in three lessons
l Activities and materials – Examples:
l Power Point Presentations
l Interactivel Scaffolded
l Fill in the gaps + Review
Lesson I : Demand, Supply and Market Equilbrium
ECONOMICS
David Coves i Sanclemente
IES Costa i Llobera
At $2.00, the quanti ty demanded is equal to the quanti ty supplied!
Market Equilibrium
Demand Schedule Supply Schedule
The Equilibrium of Supply and Demand
Price ofIce-Cream
Cone
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Quantity of Ice-Cream Cones
13
Equilibriumquantity
Equilibrium price Equilibrium
Supply
Demand
$2.00
Market Equilibrium
lEquilibrium refers to a situation in which price has reached the level where quantity supplied equals quantity demanded . lMarket equilibrium is determined by
the intersection of the supply and demand curves.
Lesson II : Market Allocation of Resources
ECONOMICS
David Coves i Sanclemente
IES Costa i Llobera
Markets Are Usual ly a Good Way to Organize Economic Activity
l A market economy is an economy that allocates resources through the decentral ized decisions of many firms and households as they interact in markets for goods and services.
lHouseholds decide what to buy and who to work for.
l Firms decide who to hire and what to produce.
1. The demand curve illustrates that…
a) Demand falls, price rises
b) Price rises, quantity demanded falls
c) Price changes, so does demand
d) Price rises, demand increases
2. This shift of the demand curve would happen if…
a) A new use is found for the product
b) Research reveals that the product can significantly improve intelligence
c) A popular football player is photographed wearing the product
d) A corrupt politician is seen wearing the product
My Final Thoughts
l Advantages of an integrated approach to teaching and learning
l Broadening teaching horizonsl Teacher self-evaluation and improvementl Variety of strategies and resourcesl Students motivationl Preparation for the futurel Respect and cultural understandingl Trade off danger: Content Vs Languagel Final appreciation