What is CLIL?
Q: What is CLIL?
A: CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning, which is an approach to foreign or second language education.
Q: What do students learn in CLIL?
A: In CLIL, students learn both the foreign language and school subjects together at the same time.
Q: What are the "Four C's" in CLIL?
A: The "Four C's" in CLIL usually refer to cognition, content, communication, and culture.
Q: What other approach to language education did CLIL come from?
A: CLIL came from earlier approaches to language education such as bilingual education in Canada and Content-based Instruction in ESL and EFL around the world.
Q: Where is CLIL popular?
A: CLIL has become very popular in primary and secondary education in Europe, especially Spain. However, it is becoming popular in many other countries as well.
Q: What do some people think should replace "culture" in the "Four C's" of CLIL?
A: Some people think that "community" should replace "culture" in the "Four C's" of CLIL.
Q: What is the goal of CLIL?
A: The goal of CLIL is to provide students with knowledge and skills in both the foreign language and core academic subjects, so that they can better understand and communicate in the world around them.
