THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIL (CONTENT AND LANGUAGE INTEGRATED LEARNING) IN TEACHING ENGLISH

Abstract

In recent decades, globalization and internationalization have significantly influenced educational systems worldwide. The growing need for multilingual professionals has encouraged educators to search for innovative approaches that combine language learning with subject education. One of the most effective and widely recognized approaches in this regard is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). CLIL is an educational methodology in which a foreign language is used as the medium of instruction to teach non-language subjects, allowing learners to develop both content knowledge and language competence simultaneously.