CLIL and elitism: myth or reality?. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- CLIL and elitism: myth or reality?. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)
- Main Title:
- CLIL and elitism: myth or reality?
- Authors:
- Pérez Cañado, María Luisa
- Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: This article aims to shed light on the question of elitism in CLIL by exploring empirical evidence taken from a large-scale longitudinal investigation based in Spain. To this end, it reports on a quantitative study into the effects of CLIL programmes on the English language attainment of primary and secondary education students in monolingual contexts. The study uses a sample of 2024 students from twelve monolingual provinces in Spain; has guaranteed the homogeneity of bilingual and non-bilingual groups; and has factored in several intervening variables. It approaches the topic from a three-pronged perspective: by determining whether the most motivated, intelligent, and linguistically proficient students are in fact found in CLIL groups; by analysing the possible differential effect of socio-economic variables on L2 attainment; and by examining whether CLIL has the potential to work even in disadvantaged contexts. The results suggest that, while certain variables impact on language education in both CLIL and non-CLIL settings, others do not have such a substantial effect in CLIL scenarios as in non-bilingual settings. Thus the broader take-away is that commonly harboured beliefs vis-à-vis the elitism of bilingual programmes need to be re-examined and a possible future research agenda is suggested to continue advancing in this area.
- Is Part Of:
- Language learning journal. Volume 48:Issue 1(2020)
- Journal:
- Language learning journal
- Issue:
- Volume 48:Issue 1(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 48, Issue 1 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 48
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0048-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 4
- Page End:
- 17
- Publication Date:
- 2020-01-02
- Subjects:
- CLIL -- elitism -- setting -- socio-economic status -- type of school
Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals
418.0071 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09571736.asp ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rllj20#.VsLsKVLcuic ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09571736.2019.1645872 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0957-1736
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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- British Library DSC - 5155.710200
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