试析内容与语言融合学习在非英语欧盟国家高等教育中的应用

Application of Content and Language Integration Learning in the Non-English European Union Tertiary Curricula: An exploratory analysis

对内容与语言融合学习(CLIL)的经验性研究专题论文进行了试探性分析,讨论了重新设计CLIL课程的必要性,包括修改学习任务、教学方法、教师和学生接受前期必要性素质教育、专业教师与语言教师的合作等,呼吁必须进一步开展如何把语言技能融入专业领域具有挑战性工作的研究.最后,希望本文的试探性研究结果能对我国高校推行的双语教育有所启示.

Based on an exploratory analysis of five empirical articles on content and language integration learning programs, the present paper discusses the necessity of redesigning content and language integrated learning curricula including a major revision of the learning tasks, the teaching methods, staff and student requirements and the development of co-operation between content and language specialists. In conclusion, the paper calls for further research on the demanding task of integrating language skills into the content domain and its findings are expected to shed some lights on bilingual education programs in the Chinese tertiary curricula.