Eco-Storytelling:
A Digital Toolbox for the English Classroom
for Building a Climate-Just Future

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)

Definition:
CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) is a methodology which entails the learning and teaching of the subject-matter with and through the foreign language[1]. From a pedagogical perspective, students are engaged in a variety of activities that aim at scaffolding their understanding of content, supporting their cognitive and communicative skills in the target language, and developing their intercultural understanding and global citizenship. When applied to the understanding of environmental issues and the promotion of environmental justice and climate action, CLIL can help balance the cognitive and linguistic load, equip students with the necessary tools to communicate in the target language across different genres and in a variety of modes, and promote an awareness of cultural differences and perspectives.

[1] Coyle, Do, Hood, Philip, & Marsh, David (2010). CLIL: Content and language integrated learning. CambridgeUniversity Press.