CLIL methodology in bilingual education

Metodologiaaiclees the set of strategies and tools through which a non-linguistic subject teaching should be conducted (Science, History, Ed physics or plastic, among others) in a foreign language other than the language of the student. CLIL is an acronym for integrated in content and foreign language learning.

The implementation of CLIL methodology in the classroom has proved to be a success in numerous studies because it brings multiple benefits, both students and the teacher, which include:

• It increases the foreign language learning, because the student processing it in a more profound and intense manner and with greater cognitive level. In the classroom is working the 4 disciplines of language (hear, talk, read and write) next contents
• It develops knowledge skills. Students learn to engage in actual specific contexts of each subject in the foreign language.
• It increases the cognitive abilities of students being able to build more complexity in his mind conceptual schema to require the study in another language of understanding larger effort, understanding and production. Learn from a different and broader perspective.
• Students learn to work more on its only team. It provides a learning environment appropriate to enhance the autonomy of the student, and there are many groups and collaborative activities.
• Orientation towards a more practical and less theoretical education. CLIL methodology requires the teacher to use and learn new approaches to teaching more active away from traditional classes.