Content and language integrated learning (CLIL): research into its efficacy and application in education across Europe and beyond
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2024
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Хмельницький національний університет
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an educational approach
that simultaneously teaches a non-language subject and a foreign language, enhancing
both content knowledge and language skills. Originating in Europe, CLIL focuses on the
4Cs: content, communication, cognition, and culture, ensuring balanced subject matter and
language proficiency. CLIL is distinct from bilingual or immersion education by its
integrated approach. The Council of Europe supports CLIL to promote multilingualism and
improve curricula quality. This study aims to analyze the foreign experience with CLIL,
explore its didactic potential, and evaluate its implementation prospects in Ukraine.
CLIL is characterized by integrating subject content with language learning,
fostering language development through meaningful contexts, and enhancing cognitive
skills like critical thinking and problem-solving. It also promotes cultural awareness and
can be adapted to various educational contexts and proficiency levels. It has been defined
that effective CLIL implementation requires trained teachers and appropriate materials.
The methodology has spread across Europe, with various models tailored to
different educational contexts. The Adjunct Model integrates language learning with subject
teaching, the Embedded Model fully integrates language and content, and the Dual-Focus
Model balances content and language objectives. Successful examples include bilingual
schools in Hungary and long-standing practices in Bulgaria. The advantages of CLIL’s
implementation have been defined. They include increased motivation, contextual language
learning, preparation for a globalized world, and enhanced language proficiency. It also
promotes content knowledge alongside language skills, offers international opportunities,
and bridges language and content classes. However, challenges include the need for trained
teachers, balancing content and language instruction, resource limitations, and large class
sizes. Overcoming these challenges involves professional development, collaboration,
material development, gradual integration, and using technology. The conclusion has been
formulated that CLIL enhances language skills and subject knowledge, transforming
educational approaches and improving learning outcomes.
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Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), language learning, educational context, educational approaches
Бібліографічний опис
Lysak H. Content and language integrated learning (CLIL): research into its efficacy and application in education across Europe and beyond / H. Lysak // Comparative Professional Pedagogy. – 2024. – Т. 14, № 1. – P. 80-87.