CLIL教学理念对我国公共英语教学改革的启示

CLIL and Its Implication for China's College English Teaching Reform

内容与语言融合学习(Content and Language Integrated Learning)是指一门或多门外语作为非语言学科的教学语言,促使语言与各个学科在教学过程中共同起作用。在此过程中,学生不仅运用他们所学的知识,而且能够促进他们的语言技能发展。因此,外语不仅是教师教授的内容,还是学习历史、地理、数学等学科的工具,实现从单纯的外语教学到外语学习与学科知识有机结合的新型教学理念。该文通过对CLIL的研究综述,对其基本框架进行梳理,希望对我国公共英语教学改革提出一些有用的建议,培养更多的复合型人才。

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning ) refers to one or more foreign language not only functions as the learning content, but also promotes language and other subjects to get further development. During the process, students can make good use of the acquired knowledge. Further more, it can promote their language skills. Hence, language acts not only as the learning content, but also as the learning tool to study history, geography, mathematics and other subjects. It aims to combine language study and subjects study together. The purpose of this article is therefore to discuss the CLIL, to put forward some useful suggestions for the College English Teaching reform which cultivates the versatile talents.