Implementing CLIL Programs: Key Factors and Materials

Key Factors for Implementing CLIL Programs

Based on the Ikastolas’ experience, four key factors contribute to the successful implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) programs:

  • CLIL programs require school-wide adoption and promotion, not just support from individual teachers.
  • They must be supported by didactic materials tailored to student needs.
  • Teacher training is crucial, as teaching through a foreign language involves more than simply changing the language of instruction.
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Bimodal Language vs. Cued Speech: A Comparison

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Bimodal

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Key Theories and Practices in Early Language Learning

Key Theories in Second Language Acquisition

Burstall: Carried out a pilot study in England, comparing two groups of students with five years of language instruction. One group began learning French at age 8, while the second started at age 11 (secondary school). Results showed that later starters were consistently superior.

Muñoz: Compared three different starting ages (8, 11, and 14). After a similar number of instruction hours, students who started older performed better in nearly all linguistic

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Four Cs Framework & CLIL Pyramid: Enhancing Content and Language Integrated Learning

The 4Cs Framework in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Content

Successful learning involves acquiring knowledge, skills, and understanding through thematic or content-based learning. The subject or project theme forms the core of the learning process.

Communication

Language plays a crucial role in communication and learning. The principle of “learning language to use language, and using language to learn” applies here. Communication extends beyond grammar and involves using language in

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Effective English Teaching Strategies for Young Learners

Fairy Tales

Fairy tales are a kind of folktale or fable. In these stories, we meet witches and queens, giants and elves, princes, dragons, talking animals, ogres, princesses, and sometimes even fairies.

Marvelous and magical things happen to characters in fairy tales: a boy may become a bird, a princess may sleep for a hundred years, a seal may become a girl. Objects, too, can be enchanted—mirrors talk, pumpkins become carriages, and a lamp may be home to a genie.

Elements of Fairy Tales

Fairy tales

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Foreign Language Learning: Key Concepts and Strategies

Key Factors in Foreign Language Learning

Age as a Factor

Age is not always a critical factor in foreign language learning. Very young learners (VYL) have a good aptitude for learning, but less comprehension development. Adults develop abstract thought, but their different points of view could lead to complaints about teaching methods, and they may fear failure. Teenagers can be challenging due to their energy levels and potential negativity towards the language, especially if they feel treated like

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