CLIL
Sofía Díaz
Alejandro Gardea
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Maestría en Lenguas Modernas
Adquisición y Aprendizaje de Lenguas
Dra. Jitka Crhova
Content and Language Integrated
Learning: CLIL
A dual-focussed educational
CLIL refers to situations where
approach in which an additional
subjects are taught through a foreign
language is used for the learning language with dual-focussed aims,
and teaching of both content and namely the learning of content, and
language (Coyle et al., 2010, p. the simultaneous learning of a
foreign language (Marsh, 1999, p. 7).
17).
• It was first adopted in Europe in the mid 1990’s as a
response to globalization, the need for knowledge-driven
economies and societies.
• The European Commission’s White Paper on Teaching
and Learning. Towards the Learning Society (1995)
• 1 + 2 policy
(Richards & Rodgers, 2014)
• Language and content have the same importance.
• CLIL often involves a content teacher teaching content
through a second or foreign language.
• It also may involve content from subjects being used in
language classes.
• The CLIL curriculum may originate in the language class.
(Pérez, 2013)
• Applicable across all educational levels
Principles: The 4Cs
Content Cognition
01 Subject matter. The subject 03 Thinking processes. Students face
determines the language input challenge. Development of
(maths, science, arts). creative thinking.
Communication Culture
02 Language is used to learn as well
as communicate. Language
04 Cultural background that students
get in touch with. Intercultural
learning and processing. understanding.
(Pérez, 2013)
Scaffolding
Coyle’s language triptych (Coyle et al., 2010)
Let’s practice
References
Coyle, D., Hood, P. & Marsh, D. (2010). CLIL Content and Language Integrated Learning. Cambridge
University Press.
Marsh, D. & Langé, G. (1999). Implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning – A research-
driven foundation course reader. TIE-CLIL. University of Jyväskylä.
Pérez Cañado, M. (2013). Introduction to the Special Issue: Content and Language integrated learning
and the teaching of languages for specific purposes. Revista de Lenguas para Fines Específicos, 19,
12-27.
Richards, J. & Rodgers, T. (2014). Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge.
Widiashi, R. (2020, May 19). CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) [Video]. YouTube.
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