Content and language integrated learning (CLIL): A new trend in English language education

Invited paperOrganized by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong KongContent and language integrated learning (CLIL) is akin to the long-existing notions of content-based instruction (CBI) and language across the curriculum (LAC). However, CLIL puts extra emphasis on the integration of content learning and language learning, often in the same lesson. CLIL has become popular research and pedagogical topics in Europe in recent years and is likely to become a new trend for TESOL in Asia too. In this presentation, I shall illustrate some of the pioneering CLIL work done in Hong Kong schools showing how TESOL practitioners have collaborated with content teachers in exploring ways of integrating content with academic language learning in TESOL classes