Which term is defined as teaching a subject in a second language?

Which term is defined as teaching a subject in a second language?

• A. Content and Language Integrated Learning
• B. Communicative Language Teaching
• C. Content-Based Language Teaching
• D. Comprehension-Based Instruction

Answer: (A)

This item tests a teaching approach that combines learning a subject with developing language skills by delivering the subject content in a second language. This method, Content and Language Integrated Learning, explicitly aims to help students grasp academic content while using the target language to read, discuss, and write about that content. It integrates language objectives with subject matter goals, often using scaffolding, visuals, and collaborative tasks to make complex concepts accessible through the second language. The focus is on using the language as a tool for understanding and engaging with real subject material, not just on practicing language in isolation. The other ideas center more on general language use, or on teaching language through content without the explicit, integrated subject-matter delivery that CLIL provides.

This item tests a teaching approach that combines learning a subject with developing language skills by delivering the subject content in a second language. This method, Content and Language Integrated Learning, explicitly aims to help students grasp academic content while using the target language to read, discuss, and write about that content. It integrates language objectives with subject matter goals, often using scaffolding, visuals, and collaborative tasks to make complex concepts accessible through the second language. The focus is on using the language as a tool for understanding and engaging with real subject material, not just on practicing language in isolation. The other ideas center more on general language use, or on teaching language through content without the explicit, integrated subject-matter delivery that CLIL provides.