Applying CLIL to

English Language
Teaching
By Romero Flavia
 What is CLIL ?
● CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning and refers to
teaching subjects such as science, history and geography to students
through a foreign language.

● You can teach vocabulary of food and drinks

through elements of natural science.

FOOD PYRAMID
 The benefits of CLIL
1. A natural way of learning a language and a real way
of approaching a content/subject.
2. It enhances students’ motivation to learn what is
being taught in the classroom.
3. It is suitable for students who have different learning
styles.
Being content focused, CLIL classes add an extra dimension to
the class and engage students, which is especially
advantageous in situations where students are unenthusiastic
about learning a language.
 The disadvantages of CLIL
1. It is essential for special training for teachers focusing on CLIL approach.
2. Choosing and adapting content and teaching materials are time
consuming; It becomes an obstacle in the material production.
3. Complexity in the content may lead to the use of L1 in the classroom.
Conclusion:
➔ CLIL approach provides lots of opportunities to the
teacher to implement in the classroom.
➔ The teacher can employ a diversity of instructional
tools in the classroom.
➔ It is suitable for students who have different learning
styles.
With all of these advantages for students
and teachers.

★ Why not see if you can incorporate some CLIL

principles and practices into your own teaching?