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Project Summary
LICI (Language in
Content Instruction, 229850-CP-1-2006-1-FI-LINGUA-L2PP) is a 3-year
Lingua 2 project, part of the Socrates programme, carried out between
the years 2006 and 2009. The Project has involved 8 partners coming from
7 European countries: Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Austria
and Lithuania. Coordinator of the project - Heini-Marja Järvinen from
University of Turku, Finland.
The aim of the LICI project and its products is the language of learning
and instruction in a CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)
environment. The leading principle of the LICI project is that by
enhancing language in content teaching, the dual focus of learning both
language and content is realized optimally, as language and content are
integrated in CLIL. The theoretical basis for focusing on language in
content instruction is the idea of language as a meaning resource.
Language and meaning are integrated, and by extending language, meaning
resources extend accordingly. The language focus consists of the
learning and teaching of language skills (listening, speaking, reading
and writing), vocabulary and (relevant) grammar.
The theoretical basis for linking content with language is found in
general and content-specific thinking skills and strategies. One of the
major influences is Bernard Mohan’s Knowledge Framework, which offers a
principled account of integration of language and content, more
specifically it links thinking skills with corresponding linguistic
expression. The developed Language in Content Instruction (LICI) model
emphasizes the role of language resources in encoding content- specific
meaning. Mindful of the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR), the LICI activities are presented according to the
global scale and its six levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1. Assessment is also
linked to the CEFR.
The products of the LICI project are a handbook "LANGUAGE IN CONTENT
INSTRUCTION", produced in three languages - EN, DE, FR, which will serve
as a reference book as well as a working tool for teachers, teacher
trainers and teacher trainees involved in initial or in-service teacher
training. The handbook is accompanied by a DVD, containing a variety of
teaching materials in the subjects of science and social science for the
primary and secondary sectors, and sociology, engineering and marketing
for the tertiary sector and an associated website, available at:
http://lici.utu.fi where overviews of
the HANDBOOK in EN, DE, FR, IT, LT, HU, FI and other materials are
available.