CLIL methodology as a fusion of language learning and content acquisition. Implementation of CLIL in VET in Romania

Abstract

The phenomenon of globalisation has resulted in an increased cooperation and communication across countries and across cultures. As a result, the competences in foreign languages are considered to be vital to successfully engaging and participating in modern life and society. The field of foreign language education is seen as fundamental in this globalized world and, in this context, the two fold nature of CLIL classrooms, i.e. the merging of a foreign language with content subject matter, seems to provide an ideal environment to encourage the dialogue between countries beyond any limits. Moreover, the CLIL technique is known to strengthen the potential for the fusion of language learning and content acquisition, making the CLIL classroom reach out beyond its traditional scope of content-related objectives and aiming for language-related objectives as well.

Keywords

• bilingual education
• flexibility
• content-related objectives
• language-related objectives
• clil
• vet