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Abstract
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) programmes are increasingly popular throughout Europe, but are sometimes accused of inducing a selection bias in the pupil population, both through selection mechanisms of the schools themselves and self- selection of the pupils (and/or their parents). As a result, the outcomes of the CLIL approach may be artificially promoted, and, at the same time, such a selection bias can contribute to an elitist education model, which arguably runs counter to the aims of the approach. This paper looks into a number of background variables of both English and Dutch CLIL learners in Francophone Belgium and compares them to their non-CLIL counterparts. Results from a logistic regression indicate that there is indeed evidence of selection: the socio-economic status of the pupils appears as the main predictor of whether a pupil is in a CLIL or a non-CLIL track, whereas other, more personal, variables such as non-verbal intelligence play a minor (or additional) role. Moreover, Dutch CLIL programmes appear to be more selective than English CLIL programmes in this context. We conclude that CLIL (and particularly Dutch CLIL) in French-speaking Belgium, although a priori open to anyone, is particularly attractive to a socially privileged public.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Language, Culture and Curriculum |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- CLIL
- Belgium
- foreign language learning
- selection
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Projects
- 1 Finished
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ARC 14/19-061: Assessing Content and Language Integrated Learning
1/10/14 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Activities
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Brussels Council for Multilingualism - Brusselse Raad voor Meertaligheid - Conseil bruxellois pour le multilinguisme
Laurence METTEWIE (Consultant)
2020 → 2023Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Anéla Najaarstudiedag
Laurence Mettewie (Speaker), Luk Van Mensel (Contributor), Benoît Galand (Contributor), Philippe Hiligsmann (Contributor) & Audrey De Smet (Contributor)
18 Oct 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day
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Assessing CLIL. International perspectives.
Luk Van Mensel (Member of Scientific Committee) & Laurence Mettewie (Member of Scientific Committee)
7 May 2019 → 9 May 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation to a Symposium, a study Day