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USING CLIL TO ENHANCE
COMPETENCE – BASED LEARNING
SYMPOSIUM ON CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING
Mª Luisa García Gurrutxaga
Mila Villa Gallastegi
Montse del Nozal
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
What do we mean by competence?
Pr. Philippe Perrenoud, 1997 Faculté de psychologie et
des sciences de l'éducation, Université de Géneve:
« une capacité d’agir efficacement dans un type défini de
situations, capacité qui s’appuie sur des connaissances,
mais ne s’y réduit pas”
(a capacity to act efficiently in a number of given
situations, a capacity based on knowledge, but not limited
to it (‘unofficial’ translation from French by the Eurydice
European Unit).
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
What do we mean by competence?
From knowledge to competence
Definition of knowledge: Oxford English Dictionary:
“ the fact of knowing a thing, state, etc or person”
Other authors distinguish between four types of knowledge:
Know-what, know-why, know-how and know-who
In a world in which the stock of factual knowledge is created, distributed
and accessed ever more rapidly, people’s need to memorise such
knowledge is declining. Instead, they need the appropriate tools for
selecting, processing and applying the knowledge required to cope with
changing employment, leisure and family patterns.
This accounts for the growing tendency in education to develop
competences rather than teach factual knowledge.
Key Competences, 2002
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
Eurydice
What do we mean by competence?
Every definition of the word competence stresses the following idea:
“Learning by doing” starting from knowledge learning to apply it.
“Learning by doing” in different contexts.
Competences have an integrated nature: a competence integrates
concepts, procedures and values or attitudes.
KNOWLEDGE
APPLICATION
DIFFERENT
INTEGRATED
AND VARIED CONTEXTS
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
Learning by doing
EXPERIENCE
the activity,
perform it,
do it…
APPLY
what was learned
to a similar or
different situation:
practice
DO
APPLY
GENERALISE
to connect the
experience
to real world
situations
REFLECT
SHARE
the results,
reactions
and
observations
PROCESS
by discussing,
analysing,
reflecting…
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Key Competences in the curriculum
EUROPEAN LEVEL
CAV (NOV 2007)
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Competencia en
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Communication in the mother
comunicación
tongue
lingüística
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Communication in foreign
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Competencia digital
languages
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Competencia matemática
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Information and communication 
Competencia en cultura
científica, tecnológica y para
technologies (ICT)
la salud

Numeracy and competences in
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Competencia para la
maths, science and technology
autonomía
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Entrepeneurship
personal
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Interpersonal and civic
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Competencia de aprender a
competencies
aprender
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Competencia social y
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Learning to learn
ciudadana
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General Culture
competence
Competencia
en expresión
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based
learning
cultural
CLIL
DEFINITION: It encompasses any activity in which a
foreign language is used as a tool in the learning of a
piece of non-linguistic curricular content(subject,
topic...), where LANGUAGE and CONTENT have a major
joint role.
European Network of Administrators,
Researchers and Practitioners (EUROCLIC, 1990)
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CLIL is about
CONTENT LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING is about:
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Motivating learners and teachers
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Creating quality learning environments
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Learning by doing
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Working and learning together
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Communicating learning
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Critical and independent thinking
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Building higher order skills
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Integrating new developments in education and society
(Do Coyle)
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
Rationale behind CLIL
•Learners acquire content and skills and create their own learning.
•Contet is related to learning and thinking. Learners have to interpret content
their own way and analyse its linguistic demands.
•Language needs are related to the learning context, learning through a
second or third language implies reconstructing the content through cognitive
processes.
•Interaction in the learning context is fundamental to this process. This has
implications when this learning is taking place in a foreign language.
•The relationship between cultures and languages is complex. Intercultural
awareness is fundamental to CLIL. It’s rightful place is at the core of CLIL.
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
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CLIL
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The 4Cs Teaching Framework:
content/subject matter/project/theme
communication/language
cognition/thinking
culture/citizenship
(Do Coyle)
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Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
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There is no specific methodology to teach competences.
Competences are acquired as the result of doing different
tasks in different contexts.
CLIL gives us a coherent framework to integrate language,
cognitive processes, culture awareness and specific
knowledge.
Planning through CLIL will get us nearer to developing
competences in the learners.
CLIL is about learning by doing: Learning language by using it.
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
A CLIL unit/Theme/ Didactic Unit/Project...
CONTENT
•Using prior and
experiential
knowledge
•Looking for new
information
•Reflecting,
analysing,
selecting
information
COGNITION
COMMUNICATION
•Thinking skills
• Present findings
•Creativity
•Re-ellaborate
learning for others
•Justifying
choices
•Applying new
learning in
different
contexts
•Dialogue about
learning outcomes
•Assessing each
other
CULTURE
• Global concepts
about theme
•Beliefs and
theories
•Values,
principles
(Do Coyle)
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Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
CONTENT
•Using prior and experiential
knowledge
•Looking for new information
•Reflecting, analysing, selecting
information
KEY COMPETENCES
•Communication in foreign
languages
•Information and communication
technologies (ICT)
•Scientific competence
•Entrepeneurship
•Learning to learn
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learning
Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
COGNITION
•Thinking skills
•Creativity
•Justifying choices
•Applying new learning in
different contexts
KEY COMPETENCES
•Communication in foreign
languages
•Entrepeneurship
•Learning to learn
•Personal autonomy
•Science competence
Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning
Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
KEY COMPETENCES
CULTURE
•Communication in Foreign
Languages
•Personal autonomy
•Social and civic competence
•Digital competence
•Global concepts about theme
•Beliefs and theories
•Values, principles
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Where do CLIL and CompetenceBased Learning meet?
KEY COMPETENCES
COMMUNICATION
• Present findings
•Rellaborate learning for others
•Dialogue about learning
outcomes
•Assessing each other
•Communication in foreign
languages
•Learning to learn
•Interpersonal and civic
competences
•Entrepeneurship
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Using CLIL to enhance competence based
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Using CLIL to enhance competence based
learning