What does CLIL stand for?

This teaching approach is a dual-focused method in which a non-language school subject is taught to students through an additional language, so that subject knowledge and language skills are learned together within the same lesson rather than in two separate classes.

Applying this to the acronym: 'Content' is the subject matter being taught; 'Language' is the additional language used as the medium of instruction; 'Integrated' names how the two are combined within one lesson, not taught separately; and 'Learning' is the overall educational outcome. Put together, C-L-I-L expands to Content and Language Integrated Learning - the standard name for this approach.

Checking this against the distractors confirms it is the only wording that fits the standard name of the approach:

• “Content Language Inter Learning” swaps in the word 'Inter', which is not part of the recognised name for this approach.

• “Content and Language based Interesting Learning” replaces the key linking word with the adjective 'Interesting', which does not describe how content and language are combined.

• “Context for Language Integrated Learning” changes 'Content' to 'Context', shifting the meaning from teaching subject matter to merely providing a backdrop for language learning.