Methodology

Practical guidance to make CLIL a reality in the classroom.

Articles, teaching tips and reference material to help you in your CLIL teaching.

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Thinking skills for CLIL

In the first of a new series of study skills for CLIL, Jean Brewster takes the very topical subject of thinking skills and looks at how CLIL teaching embraces many of the thinking skills principles and how this benefits the learner.

Articles and interviews

A selection of methodology articles from CLIL experts and teachers discussing issues surrounding CLIL teaching and covering topics including content-based learning, working with words and lesson-planning. This section also features interviews with leading experts on CLIL, David Marsh and Kay Bentley.
Study skills for CLIL

This series explores study skills that equip students when learning curriculum subjects thorough the medium of English. Cognitive, academic, thinking and process skills are developed alongside language skills in the CLIL classroom, providing students with life-long learning skills. This series of articles and practical examples will help you to incorporate techniques to develop these skills in your lesson planning.
Teaching tips

Practical advice and ideas from Keith Kelly on using video in class, and from Carol Read on integrating CLIL into the Primary Classroom. This section also features a CLIL factsheet and some useful tips and suggestions for helping students learn and practise vocabulary.