Journal Articles
Learning through L2--Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and English as medium of instruction (EMI)
- Learning through L2--Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and English as medium of instruction (EMI)
- International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 10(5), 663-682, 2007
- Routledge
- 2007
-
- Hong Kong
- Germany
-
- 1997.7 onwards
-
- Secondary Education
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has been promoted by the European Union as a means to achieve multilingualism. While in Germany and other European countries the trend to use the L2 as a medium of instruction is increasing, in Hong Kong, however, we see a converse development. Many schools switched from English as a medium of instruction (EMI) to mother tongue education. The German CLIL concept promotes a gradual and cautious switch to L2 for only a few content subjects in the curriculum. The Hong Kong EMI approach introduces L2 after a short bridging period to most content subjects. Although the CLIL and EMI programmes both share the features of a late immersion programme, their approach to language use in classroom discourse frames is different. The current study was designed to examine the processes and effects of language learning in L2-taught content subjects. Based on samples from two history lessons in the German CLIL and the Hong Kong EMI context, classroom interaction was analysed with special focus on teacher/student talk and codeswitching. First results support the claim that constructive processes during classroom interaction are vital elements of language acquisition. [Copyright of International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.2167/beb465.0]
-
- English
- Journal Articles
-
- 13670050
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/cd78c1df
- 2010-09-24
Recent Journal Articles
Use of digital tools by English language schoolteachersJournal Articles
Understanding and planning for informal learning space development: A case study in Hong KongJournal Articles
Tian Shi (Timing) Di Li (Context) Ren He (Human capital): A new theoretical framework for analyzing the implementability of imported early childhood practices and making a case for a hybrid modelJournal Articles
The structure of interpersonal teacher behaviour in Hong Kong secondary schoolsJournal Articles
The perspective of new managerialism on changes in Hong Kong's self-financing post-secondary education institutions: Progress, challenges and outlookJournal Articles
The impact of e-learning technologies on entrepreneurial and sustainability performanceJournal Articles
The effect of conceptions of learning and prior online course experiences on students’ choice of learning spaces for synchronous online learning during COVID-19Journal Articles
The complexities of mathematical knowledge and beliefs within initial teacher education: An analysis of three casesJournal Articles