The ABCs of CLIL

Makoto Ikeda

Sophia University

makoto-i@sophia.ac.jp

Mapping CLIL

GTM

AL

CLT (strong) TBI

Submersion ‘sink or swim’

EFL EFL/ESL ESL

CLT (weak)

PPP

CLIL

CBI

EFL = English as a foreign language CLT = Communicative Language Teaching ESL = English as a second language PPP = Presentation-Practice-Production GTM = Grammar translation method TBI = Task-based instruction AL = Audiolingualism CBI = Content-based instruction

Immersion

Structure-based instruction

Communicative

instruction

Natural

acquisition

Many faces of CLIL

‘What is CLIL to you?’

- methodology

- facilitation of language

- approach

- fusion/synergy

- systematic learning

- mindset/attitude

- education

Narrow definition

Broad definition

Do Coyle’s ‘the 4Cs of CLIL’

Content

Cognition Community

CLIL

Communication

Communication

Language through learning

Language for learning

Language of learning

Communication

Cognition

HOTS (Higher Order

Thinking Skills)

LOTS (Lower Order

Thinking Skills)

Community

World

Region

Country

Town/city

School

Classroom

10 principles of CLIL

1 Placing equal emphasis on content

learning and language learning

2 Encouraging the use of authentic

materials (e.g. webpages, newspaper)

3 Giving multimodal input (i.e. written/

spoken texts, graphics, statistics, videos)

4 Using various levels of thinking skills

(i.e. LOTS and HOTS)

5 Giving many tasks

6 Making the most of cooperative learning

(e.g. pair work, group work)

7 Providing scaffolding in content and

language

8 Incorporating elements of cross-

cultural understanding and global issues

9 Integrating the four skills

10 Instructing learning skills

Types of CLIL

Soft CLIL Hard CLIL

Language teaching Content teaching

Partial CLIL Total CLIL

Part of class Whole class

Japanese & English English

Bilingual CLIL Monolingual CLIL

Regularly

Light CLIL Heavy CLIL

Once in a while

Objective

Frequency

Proportion

Language use

CLIL books