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In:Applied Linguistics Perspectives on CLIL
Edited by Ana Llinares and Tom Morton
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 47] 2017
► pp. 1–16

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Introduction
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)

Type of programme or pedagogical model?

 | Birkbeck, University of London
 | Autonomous University of Madrid
Published online: 16 March 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.47.01mor
Article outline
  • Why applied linguistics perspectives on CLIL?
    • Second language acquisition (SLA) perspective
    • Systemic functional linguistics (SFL) perspective
    • Discourse analysis perspective
    • Sociolinguistic perspectives
  • An overview of the sections and chapters
  • References
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