Article 3 (Keith Kelly - Ingredients for successful CLIL)

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/keith-kelly-ingredients-successful-clil-0

Analysis of the article

Of course successful CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) depends on a variety of factors. This acrticle describes four factors that effect on successful implementation of CLIL:

1.     Management Factors

2.     Teachers factors

3.     Resource factors

4.     Learner factors

So, management factors consist in the fact that CLIL, like any other current educational reform, can be a victim of the whims of political parties and ministries of education. So sometimes it is difficult to use CLIL in classes.

Teachers factors consist in the fact that it’s a myth that native speakers make better CLIL teachers than non-native speakers. The fact is that in many ways native speakers have challenges to teaching CLIL and non-native speakers do not because a native speaker speaking at full speed, using colloquialisms, slang, and cultural referencing can cause a lot of difficulties for CLIL learners.

Today’ educational materials are full for learners and it gives the opportunity to collaborate, to critically think over questions in groups. So, if we want learners to be able to speak in English, we have to create opportunity for them to practise speaking in English.

To sum up, if the conditions are as good as they can be, all learners are able to achieve their best. But the teacher needs to organize everything for teaching the language and find out the most effective way of leading students to better understanding of the language and better knowledge.