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Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet – Language Teaching Research, 2019
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is often introduced in school settings in an attempt to increase exposure to the foreign language (FL) and promote motivation and positive language attitudes. The present study examines how language learning motivation develops over the course of two academic years in two types of instruction setting…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Positive Attitudes, Student Attitudes
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Martínez-Adrián, María; Gallardo-del-Puerto, Francisco; Basterrechea, María – Language Teaching Research, 2019
The use of communication strategies (CSs) in oral and written second language (L2) production has been widely investigated (e.g. Muñoz, 2007). As for content and language integrated learning (CLIL) settings, learners seem to resort to the first language (L1) less often than in traditional foreign language instruction (e.g. Celaya & Ruiz de…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Communication Strategies, English (Second Language)
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Fernández-Sanjurjo, Javier; Fernández-Costales, Alberto; Arias Blanco, José Miguel – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
This paper investigates students' performance in content-subjects in the framework of CLIL programmes in Spain. So far, CLIL research has focused primarily on language attainment in the L2 and the L1, but students' achievements as regards content-subjects have been largely ignored. Competence in Science in the L1 is analysed by comparing pupils…
Descriptors: Course Content, Language of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
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Concario, Marcelo – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2016
In this paper I underscore the notion of "languaging" as students' ways of functioning in and through language, particularly in interactions that involve spoken and written texts in the classroom. Thus, "to language" should be understood as active student participation - verbally, in particular - that can reveal how they deal…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Student Participation, Active Learning, Verbal Communication
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Aro, Sophie; Mikkilä-Erdmann, Mirjamaija – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between the English language competence of Finnish bilingual pupils and school-external factors such as parental expectations, home involvement, and exposure to English outside the classroom. Data on the pupils' language competence was collected from n?=?122 6th graders in bilingual education, and compared…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Course Content
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Binterová, Helena; Šulista, Marek – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2013
This paper presents results of a research study focusing on the analysis, comparison, and description of students' attitudes towards the teaching of mathematics lessons presented in a foreign language (English) using the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) method in three elementary schools. It also highlights the difference between…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Courseware, Mathematics Instruction