Effects of CLIL on second language learning: Disentangling selection, preparation, and CLIL-effects

Challenging the Notion of CLIL Elitism: A Study of Secondary School Students' Motivation for Choosing CLIL in Norway

“…First, CLIL is mainly offered in socio‐economically elite contexts and is presumed to work best in such contexts (Pérez Cañado, 2020; Siqueira et al., 2018). Second, even when CLIL is offered in a public school system, it tends to recruit students with higher levels of motivation and SES (Brevik et al., 2020; Doiz et al., 2014; Feddermann et al., 2021; Pérez Cañado, 2020; Van Mensel et al., 2020). In both respects, CLIL programs may contribute in preserving or increasing social differences (Aro & Mikkilä‐Erdmann, 2015; Bruton, 2013).…”

“…CLIL has also been labeled elitist because it attracts “only the brightest students” (Pérez Cañado, 2020, p. 7). Even when CLIL is offered within a public school system, such as in Finland (Aro & Mikkilä‐Erdmann, 2015), Germany (Broca, 2016), the Netherlands (Denman, Tanner, & de Graaff, 2013), Norway (Brevik, Doetjes, Bakken, et al., 2020), and Spain (Pastor, 2015), students in CLIL programs are generally more motivated, have a higher SES, and have parents who are more involved in their children's schoolwork than non‐CLIL students (Aro & Mikkilä‐Erdmann, 2015; Doiz, Lasagabaster, & Sierra, 2014; Feddermann, Möller, & Baumert, 2021; Pérez Cañado, 2020; Van Mensel et al., 2020). Most researchers seem to agree that the reason for this difference is the selection process (Feddermann et al., 2021).…”

CLIL in Higher Education Practical Classroom

“…In this definition, an additional language is often a learner's foreign language but it may also be a second or some from of heritage or community language [2]. There are various studies with regard to CLIL in language teaching and learning [3][4][5] [6]. Among them, Fazio, Isidori and Bartoll examined the practice of CLIL in Physical Education from a critical perspective [7].…”

Building EFL Preservice Teachers’ Professional Identity: Does Gender Matter?

“…The globalization and internationalization of our world brought about the phenomenon of Englishization (Lanvers & Hultgren, 2018) in all fields, particularly in education. The spread of English has been significant, and it has even become the language of instruction in diverse educational levels (Feddermann et al, 2021;Macaro et al, 2018). It is undeniable that this situation has provoked great changes in language teaching and testing around the world.…”