CLIL

CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING

THE 4C’S OF CLIL
 CONTENT
The curricular subject progression in knowledge, skills and
understanding.
 CULTURE
Understanding ourselves and other cultures. Being a global
citizen.
 COMMUNICATION
Using language to learn - whilst learning to use language. The
key is interaction, not reaction.
 COGNITION
Developing cognitive and thinking skills
USE OF L1
 clarifying teachers' instructions
 developing ideas for curricular content

 group negotiations

 off-task social comments

WHAT KIND OF CHALLENGES
ARE THERE IN CLIL?
USE OF NON-NATIVE LANGUAGE
 More advanced vocabular
 Teacher’s ability to speak the language

 Limited range of resources and difficulty in selecting

suitable content
CONTENT OR LANGUAGE
 Balancing the focus on language and content
 Assessing content and language
CLIL IS TIME-CONSUMING
 Limited range of resources and difficulty in selecting
suitable content
 Following the curriculum

 Time needed for acquisition of key vocabulary

 Extra work load and challenges for students

ADVANTAGES
 THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION
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