Content and Language Integrated Learning

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 499.

Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a term created (0) in 1994 by David Marsh and Anne Maljers as a methodology similar to (1) ……….. distinct from language immersion and content-based instruction. It's an approach for learning content (2) ………. an additional language (foreign or second), thus teaching (3) ………. the subject and the language. The idea of its proponents was to create an "umbrella term" (4) ……….. encompasses different forms of using language as the medium of instruction.

CLIL is fundamentally based (5) ………….. methodological principles established by research on "language immersion". This kind of approach has (6) ……….. identified as very important by the European Commission (7) ……….. : "It can provide effective opportunities for pupils to (8) ……….. their new language skills now, rather than learn them now (9) ………… use later. It opens doors on languages for a broader (10) …………. of learners, nurturing self-confidence in young learners and (11) ………… who have not responded well to formal language instruction in general education. It provides exposure (12) ……….. the language without requiring extra time in the curriculum, which can be (13) ………… particular interest in vocational settings." The European Commission has (14) …… decided to promote the training of teachers to ", enhancing the language competences in general, in (15) …… to promote the teaching of non-linguistic subjects in foreign languages".

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