Unit 3: CLIL Principles
However...
... the major concern is EDUCATION
... MULTILINGUALISM is the added value
Research foundations
5-7 years to be proficient in English
Acquisition: cyclical process, not linear
Creating, discovering and constructing meanings
Language: a means, not an end
Errors are natural
Fluency in English by using English
Reading is essential
4 CS
Why CLIL?
Tool to promote languages
Communicative approach
Acquisition of new language structures
Second Language Learning: part of school settings
Specificity of language use: respected
Definition
Content and Language Integrated Learning
Example: Social Sciences English Integrated Learning
Teaching THROUGH a foreign language (Marsh, David, 1994)
Essential elements
Silent period
Speking slowly
Communicative approach
Repetition
Fluency VS Accuracy
Etc.