CLIL in the primary school context

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2018

Autores

Ellison, Maria (Autor) FLUP

Livro

Título: The Routledge handbook of teaching english to young learners

Páginas: 247-268

ISBN: 9781138643772

ISBN Eletrónico: 9781315623672

Editora: Routledge

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Humanidades > Ciências da linguagem > Línguas

Outras Informações

DOI: 10.4324/9781315623672-17

Abstract (EN): It is a widely held belief that children best acquire language when they are immersed in contexts where there is natural exposure and opportunities for authentic use of it for other learning, rather than when it is taught as a separate and sometimes `isolated¿ subject. This brings into question the role of a foreign language in primary education and is one of the reasons why Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) could be considered suitable, not only for enhancing the development of foreign languages in such contexts, but of fulfiling broader, more far-reaching educational goals. This chapter presents the main principles and theories of learning underlying CLIL and its unique methodology which fuses the knowledge bases of foreign language and content teaching. Key issues in CLIL for young learners aged 6¿10 years are addressed, namely language development and cognitive maturity, scaffolding learning and assessment. It outlines essential prerequisites for implementation in primary schools and teacher competences, and suggestions on how to plan CLIL lessons. The chapter thus combines a strong theoretical basis with clear guidelines for practice supported by teachers¿ perspectives.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica