Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an approach where students learn new content in a foreign language at the same time. The theory is that focusing on meaningful content helps students understand and use the target language as a learning tool. CLIL differs from topic-based approaches in that the main objective is for students to learn new content while also learning the language. The document discusses the AICLE approach used in upper secondary schools, which complements communicative task-based learning in lower secondary schools by motivating students to solve problems and learn how to do things in other languages.

2.  It’s an approach for language teaching
and learning.
 Content and Language Integrated
Learning means students learn new
content at the same time as they are
learning a new language.

3.  The theory behind CLIL is that when the
focus is on meaningful content, students
learn to understand and use the target
language by experiencing it as a
learning tool.
 This approach has its roots in bilingual
education.

4.  CLIL differs from topic-based approaches:
► in CLIL students learn new content at the
same time they’re learning the new (target)
language. The main objective is to learn the
content as well as the language.
►in topic-based approaches, familiar
content is used as a way of giving meaning
and context to new language. The main
objective is that students learn the
language.

5.  The curricular design for upper
secondary school suggests the AICLE
approach (Aprendizaje Integrado de
Contenidos Curriculares y Lenguas
Extranjeras)
 This approach complements the
Communicative Task -Based approach
suggested for lower secondary school

6.  According to the Curriculum Design, by
focusing in problem solving and getting
to know how to do things, the AICLE
approach motivates students to solve
problems and to do things even in other
languages.
 Students USE the foreign language to
LEARN while they LEARN to USE the
target language.

7.  CONTENT – allows students progress in
knowledge, skills and comprehension of topics
belonging to different school subjects.
 COMMUNICATION –refers to using the
language to learn while learning to use it.
 COGNITION –implies the development of
cognitive skills to understand concepts
(abstract and concrete), build knowledge and
use the language.
 CULTURE –allows students get in contact with
different perspectives to become aware of the
other and themselves.