These are the slides that I used in my workshop for teachers at Bishkek Humanities University, September 2012

2. What is it?
Use of subject matter as a vehicle for language
teaching/learning

3. Other names
CLIL - Content and Language Integrated Learning (Europe)
Language Across the Curriculum
Cross-Curricular Language Learning

4. Benefits
Exposure to a lots of language through stimulating content
Language learning as a bi-product of intellectual
endeavors
Useful language embedded in relevant, meaningful
contexts
Increased intrinsic motivation

5. CBI Initiatives
Language Across the Curriculum
Immersion Education (e.g. Canadian Immersion Bilingual
Education)
Content-Based Programs in Germany

6. CUBE English Program
First Semester
American Studies / Speech and Discussion / Active Listening I
Second Semester
Global Challenges / Discussion and Debate / Active Listening II
Third Semester
Japan Studies / European Studies / Business Communication / TOEIC-
TOEFL

17. Students will not be motivated
to learn unless they regard the
material they taught as worth
learning. Dörnyei, 2001

18. Advice
Include learners in the choice of topics and activities.
Avoid the double whammy (e.g. If the content is difficult,
keep the language easy)
The focus is on language for thinking and school learning
Offer scaffolding when and where it is needed

19. Cognitive Load Theory

23. What types of CBI?
The Sheltered Model
The Adjunct Model
The Theme Based Model
Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
Project-Based Learning (PBL)
Task-Based Learning (TBL)

25. http://www.brentjones.com