CLIL course for teachers: integrating content and language in the classroom
Join our CLIL training for teachers in Bordeaux and develop practical bilingual teaching strategies to implement content and language integrated learning in your classroom.
Plan your Erasmus mobilityLanguage teaching course for teachers · Part of our Erasmus+ teacher training courses in Bordeaux
If you're interested in introducing CLIL in your classroom but are unsure where to start, this course is designed for you. Many teachers are familiar with the concept of content and language integrated learning, but struggle to apply it in a structured and effective way.
This CLIL training for teachers in Bordeaux focuses on practical implementation. Through hands-on activities and collaborative work, you will develop clear bilingual teaching strategies and learn how to integrate content and language learning in a way that is realistic, engaging, and directly transferable to your classroom.
Why use CLIL in the classroom?
- Combine content and language learning: Teach your subject while developing students’ language skills through meaningful, contextualised activities.
- Promote real communication: Students use the target language as a tool for learning, not just as a subject.
- Support mixed-ability classrooms: CLIL methodology helps manage different levels through scaffolding and differentiation.
- Align with European education practices: Content and language integrated learning is widely implemented across Europe as part of teacher mobility programmes.
- Increase student engagement: Learning through another language creates a more dynamic, interactive and motivating classroom environment.
What you will learn in this CLIL course for teachers
What you will be able to do after this CLIL course
Explore the course in detail
Objectives, content and programme
This CLIL training for teachers is designed to help you confidently implement content and language integrated learning in your everyday classroom practice as part of your Erasmus+ mobility for teachers.
Our main goals are to ensure that every participant can:
- Understand CLIL principles: Gain a clear understanding of how content and language can be integrated effectively in teaching.
- Plan integrated lessons: Design lessons that balance subject content with language learning objectives.
- Adapt to different levels: Apply bilingual teaching strategies in mixed-ability and multilingual classrooms.
- Use appropriate scaffolding: Support students in accessing content through structured language support.
- Assess in a CLIL context: Develop evaluation methods adapted to content and language integrated learning.
- Implement CLIL in your school: Build a realistic and transferable plan to integrate CLIL into your teaching practice.
By completing this CLIL training for teachers, participants will develop practical skills that can be directly applied in their classroom and within their Erasmus+ mobility for teachers project:
- Design structured CLIL lesson sequences with clear content and language objectives
- Adapt subject content to different student language levels
- Apply differentiation strategies in bilingual and multilingual classrooms
- Use scaffolding techniques to support comprehension and participation
- Create assessment tools adapted to CLIL methodology and learning outcomes
We believe in “learning by doing”. This CLIL training for teachers is highly practical and based on real classroom situations, ensuring immediate transfer to your teaching practice.
Throughout the week, you will actively design, test and adapt your own activities using content and language integrated learning. You will work collaboratively with other European teachers, explore bilingual teaching strategies, and progressively build CLIL lesson sequences that you can directly implement in your classroom.
Each day follows the same thread: understand, experience, design and transfer.
Monday: understanding CLIL foundations
Morning
- What CLIL is and why it works: the four Cs (content, communication, cognition, culture)
- The language demands of your subject: key vocabulary and structures
Afternoon
- Workshop: analysing a lesson through a CLIL lens
- Build a bank of classroom language for your subject
Tuesday: scaffolding content and language
Morning
- Making input comprehensible: visuals, tasks and supports
- Balancing subject learning with language production
Afternoon
- Design a scaffolded activity for your own topic
- Try it out and get peer feedback
Wednesday: interaction and assessment
Morning
- Getting students to talk: questioning and interaction patterns
- Assessing content and language fairly
Afternoon
- Adapt an activity for mixed language levels
- Collaborative case studies
Thursday: designing a CLIL sequence
Morning
- From single lessons to a coherent CLIL unit
- Integrating culture and cognition
Afternoon
- Hands-on workshop: design a short CLIL sequence for your class
- Collaborative review and improvement
Friday: building your CLIL practice
Morning
- Demonstrations and exchange of European practices
- Reflecting on what works across subjects and systems
Afternoon
- Final project presentation
- Personal action plan for your school
- Course evaluation, Europass and certification
Approach, impact and practical details
Many teachers are interested in content and language integrated learning, but not all approaches are effective in real classroom situations. CLIL can sometimes feel abstract or difficult to apply.
In this course, we focus on what actually works. You will explore practical bilingual teaching strategies, simple structures, and realistic classroom activities that can be directly implemented as part of your Erasmus+ teacher training experience.
To explore the wider framework, see the Council of Europe’s ECML resources on CLIL.
During this CLIL training for teachers, we explore a range of practical approaches and strategies that support content and language integrated learning in real classroom contexts:
Lesson design in CLIL
- Structuring lessons with clear content and language objectives
- Designing tasks that promote both subject understanding and meaningful language use
Bilingual teaching strategies
- Using scaffolding techniques to support comprehension
- Adapting language input to different student proficiency levels
Classroom interaction and engagement
- Encouraging student participation through authentic communication
- Creating interactive and collaborative CLIL activities
Assessment in CLIL
- Designing evaluation methods adapted to content and language integrated learning
- Balancing subject knowledge and language progression
All approaches presented are practical, adaptable, and designed for immediate implementation in your classroom as part of your Erasmus+ mobility for teachers.
We don’t want you to simply understand CLIL; we want you to apply it. This Erasmus+ teacher training course is designed to create a lasting impact in your classroom and your school:
- Your CLIL action plan: By the end of the week, you will have a clear, realistic and transferable plan to implement content and language integrated learning in your own teaching context.
- Transfer to your school: You will be able to share practical bilingual teaching strategies with your colleagues and contribute to your school’s European projects and teacher mobility programmes.
- Long-term professional development: As part of your Erasmus+ mobility for teachers, this training supports your ongoing development and helps you embed CLIL into your long-term teaching practice.
As a host organisation for Erasmus+ teacher training in Bordeaux, we provide full support to ensure your mobility experience is smooth, structured and impactful.
Before your mobility
- Personalised support for your Erasmus+ KA1 application
- Preparation of the Learning Agreement and Quality Commitment
- Pre-course needs analysis to adapt the CLIL training to your teaching context
After your mobility
- Issuance of the Europass Mobility certificate
- Certificate of Attendance and support for final reporting
- Access to shared CLIL resources and teaching materials
- Post-training guidance to support implementation in your school
Bordeaux offers an inspiring environment for your Erasmus+ teacher training experience. Combining cultural heritage, innovation and quality of life, it is one of the most attractive destinations in Europe for teacher mobility programmes.
- European perspective: Bordeaux attracts teachers from across Europe, creating a truly international learning environment during your Erasmus+ mobility for teachers.
- Inspiring setting: The city’s unique blend of UNESCO heritage and modern development reflects the balance between tradition and innovation in today’s education systems.
- Accessibility: With high-speed rail connections and an international airport, Bordeaux is easily accessible for European teachers joining training courses abroad.
Target audience
This CLIL course welcomes teachers of any subject who want to teach content through a second language, together with trainers, educational and career counsellors, school psychologists, headteachers, school leaders and management or administrative staff. It suits colleagues from primary and secondary schools, vocational and adult-education settings, training centres, higher education and NGOs alike, and groups deliberately mix school levels so bilingual strategies can be compared across contexts.
Erasmus+ funding: how it works
Teachers, trainers, headteachers, school leaders and any staff of an education organisation can apply for an Erasmus+ KA1 grant, so your institution may cover travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and the course fees through the grant. This course is part of our Erasmus teacher training courses in Bordeaux.
We build the course to fit entirely within the Erasmus+ grant, and offer several options so you get the best possible comfort and quality without exceeding your funding.
Erasmus+ quality standards
This CLIL course is run in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards: for every session we publish a clear description and its learning outcomes, the dates, the venue and the names of the provider and trainers.
We accompany you through certification and the validation of learning outcomes, staff mobility and learning agreements, the quality commitment and the Europass Mobility certificate, and, on request, provide extra certification or reporting documents plus photos and a short sum-up video for your visibility and dissemination.
Quality standards for our courses
- European values and policies
- Composition of the group and networking opportunities
- High quality teaching
- Inspiring and interactive learning
- Trustworthy, innovative and relevant content
- Use of digital tools and blended learning
- Continued learning
- Facilitating institutional impact
- Certification of learning outcomes
- Advance and complete information about the course
- Straightforward application process
- Preparation
- Transparent costs
- Changes and cancellations
- Support before, during and after the course
- Qualified staff
- Proportionate duration and schedule of the course
- Appropriate venue
- Inclusion
- Feedback and assessment
Our Erasmus+ organisational quality standards
- Practical arrangements
- Health, safety and respect of applicable regulations
- Preparation
- Monitoring and mentoring
- Support during the activity
- Evaluation and recognition of learning outcomes
- Core tasks, keeping ownership of the activities
- Integrating results of mobility activities in the organisation
- Developing capacity
- Regular updates
- Gathering and using participants’ feedback
- Sharing results within the organisation
- Sharing results with other organisations and the public
- Publicly acknowledging European Union funding
- Inclusion and diversity
- Digital education
- Active participation in the network of Erasmus organisations
- Environmental sustainability and responsibility
What is included in the course
- Unmatched support: full-day chat assistance
- Erasmus+ fundable: eligible for KA1 grants
- Flexibility guaranteed: easy changes with minimal restrictions
- 360° experience: from coffee breaks to cultural visits
- Certificate of attendance
Official Erasmus+ validation
To ensure the recognition of your CLIL training for teachers, we provide all required European certification and Erasmus+ compliance documentation:
- ✓ Europass Mobility: Official recognition of your professional development and teaching skills.
- ✓ Quality Commitment: Full compliance with Erasmus+ quality standards.
- ✓ Final Certification: Official certificate of attendance with training hours.
Social & cultural programme
Your Erasmus+ teacher mobility in Bordeaux is also an opportunity to experience French culture and build connections with other European teachers.
- ✓ Welcome aperitif: Network with European colleagues in a relaxed setting.
- ✓ Guided city tour: Discover Bordeaux’s UNESCO World Heritage sites.
- ✓ Local recommendations: Explore the best markets, cafés and cultural spots.
Optional premium add-ons can be arranged on request on Saturdays (e.g. Arcachon Bay & the Dune du Pilat, or a Médoc / Saint-Émilion château; other options available according to your interest).
Erasmus+ teacher mobility in Bordeaux
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Yes. This CLIL course is fully eligible for Erasmus+ KA1 funding, which can cover travel, accommodation, meals and course fees for teachers and school staff.
No. CLIL suits any teacher who wants to teach their subject through a second language, whatever the school setting; you adapt the strategies to your own context.
You receive a certificate of attendance and a Europass Mobility certificate, together with a Learning Agreement and evaluation for recognition by your National Agency.
The course runs over one week in Bordeaux, France, in small groups of no more than 16 participants.
Teachers’ zone
Our online programmes let you maximise your learning potential and bring your new skills straight into your everyday teaching. Participants also get virtual classroom access.