This essay deals with the concept of the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as a method.
CLIL is an innovative approach in which content and language are integrated with the goal to provide more exposure to the foreign language and to enrich the areas of language use thus enhancing language learning through the content of various school subjects.
In this approach lessons for subjects like chemistry, history or geography are redesigned and taught in the language target leading to a better acquisition of the target language.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- An Overview of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
- The History of CLIL
- The Rise of CLIL
- Implementation of CLIL
- CLIL Models
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This work aims to provide a comprehensive overview of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), a teaching approach that integrates content and language learning. It explores the history of CLIL, its rise to prominence, and its various implementation methods.
- The evolution of CLIL from its historical roots to its current widespread use.
- The benefits of CLIL for language acquisition, intercultural understanding, and cognitive development.
- The various models and frameworks for implementing CLIL, including modular, soft, and hard models.
- The role of European Union policies in promoting CLIL and supporting its implementation across member states.
- The importance of teacher training and curriculum development in ensuring the effectiveness of CLIL programs.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
The text begins by outlining the history of CLIL, tracing its origins back to ancient Akkadian practices and its later development in the context of immersion programs in Canada. It then explores the rise of CLIL in the European Union, highlighting the role of EU policies in promoting multilingualism and CLIL's alignment with these goals. The text further delves into the various models of CLIL implementation, including modular, soft, and hard models, each tailored to specific teaching goals and learning objectives.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The main keywords and focus topics of the text are: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), multilingualism, bilingual education, immersion programs, European Union policies, teacher training, curriculum development, CLIL models, modular CLIL, soft CLIL, hard CLIL, intercultural understanding, cognitive development.
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- Elena Agathokleous (Author), 2019, The Educational Method of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/995903
