ConLenL8ased lnsLrucLlon (C8l)

refers Lo an approach Lo second language

Leachlng ln whlch Leachlng ls organlzed
around Lhe conLenL or lnformaLlon LhaL
sLudenLs wlll acqulre raLher Lhan around
llngulsLlc
eyword content
Lhe subsLance or sub[ecL maLLer LhaL we learn
Lhrough language eg llLeraLure hlsLory
maLhemaLlcs buL also () lL can lnclude any
Loplc Lheme or nonlanguage lssue of
lnLeresL or lmporLance Lo Lhe learners" (l
Cenesee)
8ackground
1 1he lncreaslng popularlLy of meanlngful
conLenL ln language Leachlng slnce Lhe early
1990s (eg u M 8rlnLon M A Snow M
Wesche 8 L Leaver S 8 SLryker)
2 LducaLlonal lnlLlaLlves slnce Lhe laLe 1970s
W ers|on Lducat|on
Lhe regular school currlculum ls LaughL
Lhrough Lhe medlum of Lhe forelgn language
W anguage across the urr|cu|u
a proposal for naLlvelanguage educaLlon wlLh
Lhe slogan Lvery Leacher an Lngllsh
Leacher"
W 9rogras for Students w|th ||ted Lng||sh
9rof|c|ency (SL9%
programs for any schoolage chlldren whose
language compeLence ls lnsufflclenL Lo
parLlclpaLe fully ln normal school lnsLrucLlon
W anguage for Spec|f|c 9urposes (S9%
programs for learners who need language ln
order Lo carry ouL speclflc roles eg nurse
sLudenL englneer
W |grant CnArr|va| 9rogras
for newly arrlved lmmlgranLs Lyplcal Loplcs
are eg flndlng accommodaLlon shopplng
flndlng a [ob