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Getting Used to Content and Language Integrated Learning: What Can Classroom Interaction Reveal?
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Lo, Yuen Yi; Macaro, Ernesto – Language Learning Journal, 2015
Bilingual programmes in which an L2 is used as the medium of instruction are becoming popular in different parts of the world, and content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is one variant of such programmes. Recent research on CLIL has gradually shifted from product-oriented (i.e. evaluating the effectiveness of CLIL in terms of language and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods
How Much L1 Is Too Much? Teachers' Language Use in Response to Students' Abilities and Classroom Interaction in Content and Language Integrated Learning
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Lo, Yuen Yi – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2015
In Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classrooms where students' L2 proficiency has not reached the threshold level, teachers have been observed to use L1 to assist students in grasping specific technical terms and abstract concepts. It is argued to be a 'realistic' approach to the learning problems caused by students' limited L2…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Usage, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning