David Marsh has been involved in teaching English for years. When he came to Europe, he thought that something was wrong because children who have been studying English for a long time, can hardly make a sentence with sense. Teachers thought that they could move a foreign language for teaching children who were already been taught in this native language.
In this point, he thought about working together with other professionals with the aim of develop in other way the second language. This is were CLIL was born.
CLIL is an approach which integrates the teaching of different subjects through a foreign language.
David Marsh thinks that is difficult to find places where CLIL is not successful but there are plenty of places where is bad teaching trough English (not CLIL).
Teachers has to be supported by other teachers to use CLIL and manage it properly. In countries where CLIL has been successful for example Germany and Italy teachers are actively supported by the system.
CLIL is for teachers who want to be regenerated and learn new things, for teachers who really love their job and want to renovate themselves during their career.
Researchers need to investigate more about what method make our brain work successfully while learning a new language, even if is not CLIL. In this way, we will be able to teach English as efficiently as possible.
In this point, he thought about working together with other professionals with the aim of develop in other way the second language. This is were CLIL was born.
CLIL is an approach which integrates the teaching of different subjects through a foreign language.
David Marsh thinks that is difficult to find places where CLIL is not successful but there are plenty of places where is bad teaching trough English (not CLIL).
Teachers has to be supported by other teachers to use CLIL and manage it properly. In countries where CLIL has been successful for example Germany and Italy teachers are actively supported by the system.
CLIL is for teachers who want to be regenerated and learn new things, for teachers who really love their job and want to renovate themselves during their career.
Researchers need to investigate more about what method make our brain work successfully while learning a new language, even if is not CLIL. In this way, we will be able to teach English as efficiently as possible.
