CLIL and Teacher Training

AbstractIt is difficult to follow the rhythm of development, technology, and change. Life is always steps ahead of us and we have to struggle not to stay behind and time is never enough to get sufficient qualifications. Foreign languages help us keep track with time and one of the most efficient ways to acquire them is by CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Using CLIL to acquire a foreign language saves time and makes the unconscious knowledge possible by storing the information into the long term memory. The main topics covered by this paper are: What is CLIL? This part consists of the definition of CLIL and explains its procedures and methodologies. “CLIL refers to situations where subjects, or parts of subjects, are taught through a foreign language with dual-focused aims, namely the learning of content and the simultaneous learning of a foreign language.” The European Citizen. The language policy of the European Union states that every EU citizen is to be able to speak at least two languages of the Union in addition to his native tongue. Through CLIL students can simultaneously study these foreign languages together with the other subjects at school and can reach a good level of multilingualism by the adult age. Proposal. In this part it will be pointed out the importance of a more extensive preparation in university of the teachers to be. The future teacher should have an integrated education to properly face the work market and prepare the “European citizen”