Content and Language Integrated Learning

(CLIL)

This curriculum conceives of the 4Cs through the integration of five

curricular threads: Oral Communication (includes speaking and listening),
Reading, Writing, Language through the Arts, and Communication and
Cultural Awareness

The Language through the Arts and Communication and

Linguistic functions will be framed within
the international standards of the
Common European Framework for
Language Reference (CEFR), guided by
and assessed according to the “Can do”
statements associated with each
proficiency level
Cultural Awareness threads support the CLIL component of the
curriculum by providing written and oral texts, authentic
content-based and cross-curricular materials, Information and
Communications Technology (ICT), and the learners’ social,
cultural, and epistemological knowledge.
 This curriculum conceives of the 4Cs (content, culture, communication, and Communication and
cognition) through the integration of five curricular threads Cultural Awareness

Learner-centered approach. The proposed EFL curriculum’s focus is “learner- Oral Communication
centered” Speaking-Listening

The key features of this learner-centered curriculum are as follows:

Reading
 Teachers are focused on what and how the students are learning
 Teachers recognize that students learn in different ways and at different rates, and
that a personalized approach to teaching is needed. Writing
 A positive learner attitude is the key to successful learning. Teachers seek to involve
learners affectively and psychologically as well as intellectually
 Learners need to develop their own personality English. Teachers respect this Language through
personality and the personal feelings involved when learners express themselves. the Arts
 Learning is an active, dynamic process. It occurs more effectively when students are
actively involved, rather than passively receiving information.
 Teachers are committed to a constructivist approach by building upon knowledge that the learners already
know.
 Assessment is more formative than summative in nature. It provides the teacher with frequent feedback,
which will be used in order to shape and support future learning.
 What is the meaning of 4Cs?
It means content, culture, communication, and cognition
What is the curricular focus of the EFL?
The proposed EFL curriculum’s focus is “learner-centered”