Content > Language

What?

Why?

Main Advantages

Promote foreign  and minority languages

Promote foreign and minority languages

Easiest way for language adquisition

Easiest way for language adquisition

L2 as a social and cognitive development

L2 as a social and cognitive development

Specificity of language use

Specificity of language use

Provide added value to educational outcomes!!!

Tool to teach through a foreign language. Multilingualism is an added value so methodology is the key.

The 4 C's

Communication

Language to learn while learning a language

Real life situations to stimulate interest

Culture

Improves interculturatity

Allows a wider cultural context

Allows a wider cultural context

Content

Curriculum content is the main purpose

Language as an added value

Language as an added value

Cognition

Developing thinking skills

Link between an content and lenguage

Link between an content and lenguage

Dimensions

Culture

Culture

Intercultural knowledge while developes intercultural communication skills

Learn about specific neighboring cultural context

Enviroment

Enviroment

Prepare for internationalization offering an international certification enhancing school profile

Language

Language

Improve language competence and developes oral communication

L1 and L2 profit!!!

Plurilingual interests and attitudes

Content

Content

Different perspective to study

Specific Language terminology

For future studies and life

Learning

Learning

Different learning strategies + different methods = learner motivation

Clil lessons tips!

Psychologically and physically safe environment

Consistently use one language

Speak slowly and articulate clearly

Excepcions are allowed if needed

Use an appropriate level of language

Repetition is required

Match the content with students real life creating opportunities to use the language

To reinforce meaning use mime, gestures, visual aids….

Communication is of primary importance

(fluency > accuracy)

LSRW

Listening vital for language

Speaking Focus on fluency

Reading major source of input

Writing don´t forget lexical and grammar content