CLIL 2025

How does CLIL differ from traditional language teaching?

• It integrates subject content and language learning. Instead of teaching a language as a separate subject, students learn it while studying topics like science, history, or geography.

• It separates subject content from language learning. Instead of integrating language with other subjects, students study it in isolation.

Q: Which of the following sentences does not describe an advantage of using CLIL?

• Students acquire language skills naturally through real-life applications, rather than through memorization.

• It enhances their cognitive skills, problem-solving abilities, and adaptability, as they process subject knowledge in a second language.

• It prepares them for international opportunities, where multilingual proficiency is beneficial.

• It helps in developing better communication and teamwork skills by interacting with peers from different backgrounds.

Q: How should teachers assess both language proficiency and subject knowledge in a CLIL classroom?

• Assessment should address both aspects separately.

• Assessment should address both aspects together.

CLIL focuses on acquiring language

• through learning

• for learning

People learn a language more effectively when they treat it as a goal in itself rather than as a tool for acquiring information.

• True

• False

Students learn best when instruction addresses students’ needs .

• True

• False

Teachers can ensure that both language and subject knowledge are equally emphasized by

• setting clear objectives for both language and content

• planning that includes language scaffolding, such as sentence frames and vocabulary lists

• non of them

• both of them