Content and Language Integrated Learning by Hina Hashmi & Tina Bui

CLIL – What is it?

CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated learning. The CLIL framework emphasizes mainstream teachers as both subject specialists and language facilitators. The methodology of CLIL is focuses on the learning of a language through the acquisition of subject-specific content. A considerable body of case studies and short-term research show CLIL to have a myriad of positive outcomes, namely within linguistic and academic contexts.

CLIL students tend to be more enthusiastic and motivated than students within a traditional second language programme. As a consequence of this CLIL pupils also tend to do better in both first and second language competence exams than students within a more traditional system.

We often find ourselves as educators discussing the central importance of language as a key to accessing the curriculum and experiencing success (duh) and the particular focus on this of the IB MYP and DP programs. student learning.

How do we know it is effective?

There is much research supporting the effectiveness of this approach – a good one to read if you are interested is Dalton-Puffer, Christiane. Discourse in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) classrooms. Vol. 20. John Benjamins Publishing, 2007.

Is it relevant to IICS students?

Approximately 80% of IICS students are non-native speakers of English

What does it look like in practice?

Next steps

HIna has a lot of experience in this field. She made it a focus of her Masters and authored three textbooks looking at integrating CLIL and middle school science.

She is very happy to support individuals wishing to know more about this approach and is also pleased to share her expertise to larger groups.

Additional resources:

The British Council – https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-teens/resources/clil

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Oxford University Press – https://elt.oup.com/elt/students/networkitaly/ clil/ Network_2_CUL_Lesson s.pdf

One Stop English  – http://www.onestopenglish.com/clil/

Universita degli Studi di Foggia –  http://www.unifg.it/sites/default/files/ allegatiparagrafo/20-01-2014/coyle _hood_marsh_clil_toolkit _pp_ 48-73.pdf