Chapter CLIL in German classes

Why CLIL is important

In the last ten years or so, the development of German as a foreign language has intensified considerably, so that it has taken on a significant role in school contexts across regions and countries. Particularly in an educational policy that aims to increase the participation of language learners in (future) social processes, it is not sufficient to teach them only to be able to assert themselves linguistically appropriately in (anticipated) communicative situations. Rather, attention must also be paid to encouraging students to participate profitably in professional and social discussions, research projects and other professional contexts. This is what Content and Language Integrated Learning in German (CLILiG), which is presented in the following short films, does.

CLILiG - Introduction / Part 1
Scaffolding / Part 2
Error correction / Part 3

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Rainer E. Wicke is a freelance teacher trainer with a focus on classroom support, supervision and design, student-activity and project-oriented German as a foreign language teaching, literature in German as a foreign language teaching, interdisciplinary German as a foreign language teaching, art, music, science in the sense of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), as well as in the area of training of trainers. Together with Dr. Kim Haataja, he was involved in a project on Content and Language Integrated Learning in German (CLILiG) funded by the German Foreign Office. He is an advisor to the magazine LINGO MACHT MINT, published by Eduversum, and was one of the editors of the journal Fremdsprache Deutsch. He is also a member of the Advisory Board DaF of Deutsche Welle / Educational Programs.

Dr. Rainer E. Wicke will be happy to answer your questions: marawi@freenet.de