Edice "HANDS ON LANGUAGE" poskytuje učitelům materiál, který umožní na studenty aplikovat snadno přizpůsobitelné výukové metody (týmovou výuku, CLIL, zaměření na plnění úkolů, zaměření na slovní zásobu). Výukové metody jsou detailně propojené učebním plánem a drží se tak školních osnov.


Cook for Fun is a project based on nutrition and designed to increase students' awareness of the importance of eating a healthy, balanced diet by unveiling the basic principles underlying good nutrition.
The worksheet contains recipes, chants, stories as well as sensory and manual activities to develop an understanding of the scientific, historical, geographical and socio-cultural contexts of certain foods and culinary customs.

ABOUT THE SERIES HANDS ON LANGUAGE:

An exciting series of cross-curricular projects to facilitate 'Content and Language Integrated Learning' (CLIL).
'When using a language as a tool for studying other subjects, remarkable achievements can be made.'
(InterTalk Plurilingual Education across Europe. D. Marsh, 1997)

Components:
For THE students:
2 sets of detachable full-colour worksheets (level A and B)

Worsheets are:
grouped into specific topic areas designed for a flexible use to meet educational, linguistic and seasonal needs ideal for compiling journals and Porfolio

For the teacher:
Special Guide with Audio CD
It is Special because it fully supports the work of the teacher.
It includes:
- a detailed introduction to the methodologies and approaches which inspired the series;
- guidance on how to develop the projects;
- a detailed lesson plan for each worksheet with classroom language and follow up activities;
- a photocopiable self-assessment sheet for the teacher (Teacher's Porfolio);
- photocopiable self-assessment sheet for the students ('Can do' statements);
- photocopiable full-colour Fact Files and resources for further study;
- a glossary of the specialised lexis;
- the teacher's classroom language.

The audio-CD includes:
- the chants, rhymes and listening activities of level A and B;
- the songs with instrumental version of level A and B;
- the pronunciation of the lexis related to each topic area also contained in the glossary;
- the pronunciation of the teacher?s classroom language.

Metodological approaches:
With the HandsOnLanguage series teachers are provided with flexible material which will give them an opportunity to apply the didactic approaches that inspired the series itself:
- CLIL (Content And Language Integrated Learning)
- Co-operative Learning
- Hands-On Approach
- Holistic Approach
- Humanistic Approach
- Learning Style (VAK) and Multiple Intelligence Theory
- Lexical Approach
- Project Based Education
- Task-Based Learning

The activities and material in the HandsOnLanguage projects have been created bearing in mind the need for greater flexibility and personalisation of teaching/learning programmes.
They also provide effective support in coping with an ever more challenging educational scenario as well as helping students and teachers alike in achieving significant objectives, not only in English, but also in other areas.
With the HandsOnLanguage series, English is a medium that will enable students to learn about subjects and issues which are relevant to their everyday life and develop skills that are necessary both in and out of school.

Damiana Covre, Melanie Segal