This book contributes to the study of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), an approach to second/foreign language learning that teaches content using the target language. It brings together critical analyses on theoretical and implementation issues of CLIL, and studies on the effectiveness of CLIL on learners’ language competence.
Yolanda Ruiz de Zarobe is Associate Professor in Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of the Basque Country. Her research interests focus on the acquisition of English as a second and third language, multilingualism and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Her work has appeared in books, edited books and international journals.
Rosa María Jiménez Catalán is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of La Rioja. She has a PH.D in English Philology Studies and is the author of articles and books on English second language learning and teaching. Her current research interests include vocabulary acquisition and teaching and the analysis of the effect of gender and type of instruction on vocabulary development in English as a foreign language.