Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Classrooms

Abstract or Introduction

Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) can be defined as a dual-focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for learning and teaching both content and language. Thus, a CLIL lesson does not only focus on content but also on language and, furthermore, aims to prepare the pupils for an international society and to increase their awareness of other cultures. The given lesson combines the subjects Science and English and especially aims to increase pupils' interest in the natural phenomenon “the pond”.

The first chapter of this paper focuses on the general facts regarding my lesson followed by the consultation of the Science and English subject curriculum considering the lesson's contents, whereas the final paragraph deals with the description of the lesson's learning environment. The lesson plan is presented in the second segment of the paper, followed by the detailed analysis of the teacher talk based on the lesson's transcript. The subsequent part focuses on the teaching strategy “Scaffolding”, an approach describing a teacher's situated help for pupils in order to support their learning progresses. The assignment closes with the conclusion.