The Science of Bilingualism and CLIL Pedagogy

Module 1: Foundations of Bilingualism

In 1950, some educators believed that learning a second language (L2) during childhood would negatively impact the development of the first language (L1), potentially confusing the child. However, research later challenged this view.

Cummins’ Key Hypotheses

In 1980, Jim Cummins proposed two foundational hypotheses:

  1. Developmental Interdependence Hypothesis: This supports the idea that if children possess a strong level of organization and conceptual knowledge in
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Cognitive Processes and Knowledge Types in Second Language Acquisition

Cognitive Processes in Second Language Acquisition (SLA)

This section examines how our mind receives and processes information during language acquisition. It explores how processed information becomes knowledge and functions within our cognitive system.

Types of Knowledge in SLA

Knowledge types discussed include:

  • Acquired vs. Learned knowledge
  • Declarative vs. Procedural knowledge
  • Implicit vs. Explicit learning/knowledge

Both declarative and procedural knowledge are stored in our brain.

How Linguistic Knowledge

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Pakistan’s Education System: Policies, Aims, and Fields

Foundational Principles of Education in Pakistan

Message from the First Education Minister

At the first educational conference, the education minister gave top priority to the spiritual element in education. He said that if this element is ignored, it can have dangerous and devastating consequences. The tragedy of modern education, he argued, was evident in the two World Wars. These wars and scientific inventions have taught us that if the development of human morality and spirituality is ignored,

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Pantomime, Didactics, and Motor Action Taxonomies

Pantomime and Mime: Definition and Educational Value

Pantomime is a performance in which actors express actions through gestures, movements, and attitudes of the body, without using words. The distinction between the two forms is crucial:

  • Mime: Purely emotional expression.
  • Pantomime: The expression of specific ideas.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Pantomime

Advantages (V)

  • Uses a universal language.
  • Is a means to convey instruction.
  • Develops imagination and creativity.
  • Excellent for developing communication
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CLIL Teacher Professional Development: Competencies and Best Practices

European Perspective on CLIL Teacher Education

Professional Profile of CLIL Teachers

This section addresses key questions and insights regarding CLIL teaching and its implementation.

Key Aspects of CLIL Teaching

  • Advantage of CLIL: Students are exposed to English for extended periods. Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) and CLIL are highly compatible.
  • Teaching Academic Subjects in a Foreign Language: Most CLIL teachers prioritize content instruction over explicit language teaching.
  • Integrating Language
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Effective Language Teaching: Integrating Communicative Skills

Foundations of Language Teaching: Communicative Skills

For teaching and learning to be useful processes, we must place them in a communicative context with a communicative purpose.

The basic communicative skills must reflect real communicative situations, and thus they mustn’t be independent.

The use of one skill doesn’t necessarily lead to another one.

All communicative skills must be connected with meaning and with communication.

This connection is what will make it possible to start learning a different

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