What is CLIL?
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a competence-based teaching approach that is gaining ground in European education systems. The idea is to teach both the subject and the language, and is captured in the phrase "using language to learn, learning to use language.". CLIL encourages the use of curricula which promote the right interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity and communication and language abilities which are in demand by today’s employers. (British Council)
Podcast: An interview in which Phil Ball outlines competence-based education and the place of CLIL as a methodology within schools. He also discusses research about CLIL and his own observations of what happens when people start using CLIL in schools.
Webinar recording: Keith Kelly on Ingredients for successful CLIL.
A CLIL lesson framework.
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP): Making content comprehensible for ELLs
Study skills for ELLs that a CLIL teacher should teach.
Organising and assessing in the Content Area class
RESOURCES:
Science videos for kids and young learners.