The Implications of Content and Language Integrated Learning in EFL Practice: Parameters and Context

Abstract

This paper reports on the CLIL reflection on the features and considerations when implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in EFL contexts . Initially, this paper aims at reflecting the role of CLIL as an innovative and changing educational approach. Secondly, Content and Language Integrated Learning is defined along its implications by fostering the attention to CLIL benefits. Lastly, the article offers a broad view about the inclusion of CLIL pedagogy in classroom practice. The questionnaire was adopted to collect data from CLIL teachers in international schools in Khartoum State. The main findings of the study are as follow: CLIL encourages learner’s view of foreign language; also in the long run it helps in developing EAP and ESP in tertiary education. The study recommends: the importance of the implementation of CLIL in EFL practice either fully or partially. Projects and studies from CLIL classrooms are needed to measure the value of this approach in EFL context.