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ERIC Number: EJ1286050
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1367-0050
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From Cultural Awareness to Scientific Citizenship: Implementing Content and Language Integrated Learning Projects to Connect Environmental Science and English in a State School in Colombia
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, v24 n2 p242-259 2021
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an educational approach that integrates language learning with content teaching of subjects such as science. The CLIL approach regards culture a core component, however, science teachers often struggle to integrate a cultural component in their lessons. This study describes a pedagogical intervention using CLIL in a state school in Bogotá, Colombia. The first cycle of an action research project was implemented over the course of 1 year with 50 students (aged 15-19 years) and their teacher. Students used technology-enhanced CLIL-based environmental learning projects to integrate content (science) and a vehicular language (English). Questionnaires, a teacher's journal, artefacts, and interviews were used to collect data. The findings show students' positive perceptions of CLIL and highlight the value of explicitly considering a cultural component in science lessons, framed through a lens of scientific citizenship. Implications for CLIL and science education are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia (Bogota)
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