CLIL applications planned through the 4Cs following the Coyle, Hood and Marsh guide¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

This pattern structures content-subject lessons as CLIL applications attending to the 4Cs: Content (subject topics), Communication (the four language skills), Cognition (Bloom's LOTS and HOTS) and Culture (the socio-cultural context as a thread through each application). The teachers "developed a total of 17 applications in which the 4Cs are taken into account according to CLIL", planned following the guide established by Coyle, Hood and Marsh (2010): define content, link it to communication, explore cognitive abilities, and establish culture contextually.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Planning guided by an expert CLIL teacher through LOCIT accompaniment
Selection of subjects and topics coherent with the students' English level

Constraints¶

Applications were designed for first-semester Nursing program subjects at English level A1.1 of the CEFR

Target Learners¶

First-level (A1.1) English students in higher education Nursing programs

Learning Goals¶

English communicative competence
Cognitive skills applied through a foreign language

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Carolina Salamanca & Sara I Montoya. (2018). Using CLIL Approach to Improve English Language in a Colombian Higher Educational Institution. English Language Teaching, Vol. 11, No. 11. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v11n11p19

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`title`	`CLIL applications planned through the 4Cs following the Coyle, Hood and Marsh guide`
`description`	`This pattern structures content-subject lessons as CLIL applications attending to the 4Cs: Content (subject topics), Communication (the four language skills), Cognition (Bloom's LOTS and HOTS) and Culture (the socio-c...`
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