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

• Published in: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 242 - 259
• Main Author: Garzón-Díaz, Edgar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 07.02.2021; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Action Research; Active Learning; bilingual learners; Citizenship; CLIL; Content and Language Integrated Learning; Cultural Awareness; Cultural identity; Cultural instruction; Diaries; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English language; Foreign Countries; Information Technology; Integrated Activities; Interdisciplinary Approach; Language acquisition; Learning; Learning Activities; PBL; Perceptions; Positive Attitudes; science; Science and technology; Science education; Science Instruction; Science Teachers; scientific citizenship; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Secondary School Students; Student Attitudes; Student Motivation; Student Projects; Student teacher relationship; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Colombia (Bogota); Colombia

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 less...