CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING (CLIL) IN SECONDARY ENGLISH CLASSES

Abstract

Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has emerged as a dynamic approach in English language education, particularly within secondary school contexts. By integrating subject content with foreign language instruction, CLIL enhances both linguistic and cognitive development in learners. This approach shifts the focus from learning a language as a separate subject to using it as a medium for learning disciplines such as history, science, or geography. This abstract explores the implementation of CLIL in secondary English classes, its impact on students’ language proficiency, content understanding, and classroom motivation. The findings from recent studies and case examples indicate that CLIL fosters higher levels of student engagement, critical thinking, and communicative competence. Despite certain challenges such as teacher preparedness and resource limitations CLIL presents an effective, interdisciplinary framework for 21st-century language education.