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In:Applied Linguistics Perspectives on CLIL
Edited by Ana Llinares and Tom Morton
[Language Learning & Language Teaching 47] 2017
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Introduction to part III

Discourse Analysis and CLIL

 | University of Vienna
Published online: 16 March 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lllt.47.10dal
Article outline
  • Why is it relevant to study CLIL through the lens of discourse analysis?
  • What are the cornerstones of a discourse analysis approach to CLIL?
  • What kind of data are typically used in discourse analysis studies of CLIL?
  • The focus of CLIL classroom discourse analysis
    • Focus 1: Processes of knowledge construction: Learning “the subject” via L2
    • Focus 2: CLIL classroom as a context of language use and a space of social (inter)action
    • Linguistic competence
    • Discourse competence
    • Strategic competence
    • Intercultural competence
    • Sociolinguistic competence
  • Conclusion
  • References
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