World CLIL 2027

Highlighting the content-subject and best practice approaches to fully integrate content and language

On the one hand, CLIL research, driven by applied linguists in collaboration with content experts, predominantly focuses on the learning and teaching of language, while the learning and teaching of the content receive considerably less attention. On the other hand, classroom practice indeed frequently focuses on the subject – that is the content – but primarily uses language as the medium of instruction. The challenge seems to further integrate content and language true to the original concept of CLIL.  

“To rope in the content people”, the plea voiced at World CLIL 2025, is one step that we want to take at World CLIL 2027 to address this challenge. 

Together, we hope to find new ideas, inspirations, and best practice examples to help us to overcome the vehicular approach to language but fully and equally integrate content and language.

We are looking forward to welcoming people from all walks of (educational) life to Koblenz in 2027!

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