Concept of CLIL

Concept of CLIL

TSLB3473 | Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

• Define CLIL

• Explain the development of CLIL

• Analyse how CLIL is relevant in contemporary education

• Analyse how CLIL is relevant to the teaching profession

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What is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)?

CLIL is...(Coyle, Hood & Marsh, 2010)

• a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both content and language

• an innovative fusion of both language education and subject education

• closely related to a range of educational practices, e.g. bilingual education and immersion, content-based language teaching

• content-driven

• flexible and can be adapted to different context

• successful if it has transferability

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

CLIL is...(Ball, Kelly & Clegg, 2019)

• a term that encompasses a wide range of differing school practices

  • 'hard' CLIL = a form of subject teaching in L2 which highlights academic achievement within the subject and treats language development as important, but as a bonus

    • Sometimes, language teaching has little or no involvement

  • 'soft' CLIL = offered for a short period, occupied only a portion of the hours available to the subject

    • look for high achievement in the subject and places emphasis on language development

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

So, what is CLIL? What is not CLIL?

Watch the following introductory videos for CLIL. In the first video, Prof. Do Coyle define what CLIL is; and in the second video, Prof. Peeter Mehisto explains what CLIL is and is not.

When watching the videos, take your own study notes.

After that, compare your notes with your partner. Discuss what CLIL is and is not.

Video 1: https://youtu.be/URNsMhexQpM

Video 2: https://youtu.be/xTsBHvnCnjs?list=RDCMUCnMrpuHjtAZxdDrwTRuSX1Q

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

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Now, what are some examples of CLIL that you know of? Write them here.

e-Learning Task

Individually, read the following sub-topics from the book "CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning" by Do Coyle, Philip Hood and David Marsh:

1. The development of CLIL

2. What are the driving forces behind CLIL?

3. Why is CLIL relevant to contemporary education?

4. Why is CLIL relevant to the teaching profession?

You may supplement your reading with materials from other sources. Discuss in small groups. You will then present/share about the development of CLIL and the relevance of CLIL in contemporary education as well as to the teaching profession.

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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)