CLIL Principles

CLIL Principles

1. ESSENTIALS ELEMENTS (Creton, 2009)

   • Create a safe enviroment
   • Consistenly use one language
   • Use mime, gestures, visual aids
   • Speak slowly and clearly
   • Repetition is required
   • Use an appropiate level of language
   • Oportunities to use language
   • Make it relevant for students
   • Communicatio is of primary importance (fluency vs accuracy)
   • 4 languages skills (speaking, reading, writing and listening)

2. WHAT IS CLIL?

   • Is dynamic, flexible concept where topics and subjects - foreign language and non-language subject/s- are integrated in some kind of mutually beneficial way so as to provide value added to educational outcomes for the widest possible range of learners. (Doyle, 2006)
   • "Generic umbrella term encompassing any activity in which a foreign language is used as a tool in the learning of a non-language subject in which both language and the subject have a joint curricular role". (Marsh, 2002)
   • CLIL refers to situations where subjects, or parts of subjects, are taught through a foreign language with dual-focussed aims, namely the learning of content, and the simultaneous learning of a foreign language". (Marsh, 1994)

3. WHY CLIL?

   • Foreing languages promotion
   • Minority languages promotion
   • Language learning: Acquisition of new languistic structures
   • L2 learning as an integral part of social and cognitive development in schoool settings
   • Communicative Approach: Acquisition is more effective
   • Respect of the especificity of language use (Genesee, 1994)

4. 4 CLIL PRINCIPLES

   • COGNITION
     • COGNITION
       • Learning Styles
       • Diversifying Methods
       • Increasing motivation
   • COMMUNICATION
     • COMMUNICATION
       • 4 skills
       • Devoloping skills to real-life situations
       • Deepening awareness of mother tongue and target language
       • Developing plurilingual interests and attitudes
       • Introducing a target language
   • CONTENT
     • CONTENT
       • To study content
       • Preparing for future studies or working life
       • Language terminology
   • CULTURE
     • CULTURE
       • Building intercultural knowledge and understanding
       • Developing intercultural communication skills
       • Learning about specific countries, regions o groups
       • Wider Cultural Context
     • ENVIROMENT
       • Internationalisation
       • International Certification
       • Enhance school profile

5. THEORIES SUPPORTING CLIL

   • KRUSHEN COMMUNICATIVE APROACH
   • BLOOMS TAXONOMY
   • LANGUAGES THEORIES
   • MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
   • ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
   • SCAFFOLDING

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