1.5. Timeline. CLIL in the EU
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This timeline was adapted from CLIL. Content and Language Integrated Learning by Do Coyle, Philip Hood, and David Marsh. Cambridge University Press, 2010. p. 8. |
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1958 |
EEC regulation stating which languages would be the official languages of the newly established European Economic Community |
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1976 |
The European Education Council listed language-learning objectives and supported language teaching outside the traditional school system. |
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1978 |
European Commission proposal encouraging teaching through more than one language in schools. |
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1984 |
The European Education Council stated that there was a need to support the teaching and learning of foreign languages. |
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2005 |
European Council recommendation that CLIL should be adopted all over the EU |
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2006 |
Eurydice study on the implementation of CLIL in Europe |
According to Coyle, Hood and Marsh (2010), there have been four reasons for the exponential growth of CLIL since 1994. Firstly, families wanted their children to have a good command of at least one foreign language. Secondly, governments wanted to improve foreign language education, as it has social and economic advantages. Thirdly, the European Commission saw the foundations of greater inclusion and economic strength in improved language education. Finally, educational experts saw the potential of integrating content and languages in the school system.