ERIC Number: EJ1048522
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Publication Date: 2015-Jan
Pages: 19
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The Impact of CLIL on Affective Factors and Vocabulary Learning
Heras, Arantxa; Lasagabaster, David
Language Teaching Research, v19 n1 p70-88 Jan 2015
The aim of this article is twofold: to assess the effectiveness of a CLIL (content and language integrated learning) module on affective factors (motivation and self-esteem), and to test the purported blurring effect of CLIL on gender differences in foreign language learning. Forty-six students in their fourth year of compulsory secondary education were administered a background questionnaire, a questionnaire on motivation and self-esteem, and a vocabulary test. Participants' learning of vocabulary was tested on a pre-test, immediate post-test and delayed post-test design. Results revealed that CLIL can help reduce gender differences in motivation. Similarly, vocabulary tests indicated that the CLIL module had a similar positive effect on both male and female students' learning of the technical content-related vocabulary.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Course Content, Vocabulary Development, Gender Differences, Pretests Posttests, Secondary School Students, Questionnaires, Self Esteem, Student Motivation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Native Language, Language Tests, Affective Behavior, Bilingualism, Foreign Countries, Spanish, Languages, Physical Education, Teaching Methods
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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