Authenticity and CLIL: Examining Authenticity from an International CLIL Perspective

AUTHENTICITY & CLIL

EXAMINING AUTHENTICITY FROM AN INTERNATIONAL CLIL PERSPECTIVE

Richard Pinner Sophia University

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CLILJapan.org

Outline of the article

establish the importance of authenticity in

CLIL

definitions of authenticity

- EFL 8 & CLIL - authenticity of purpose

mixed methods study

Research Questions1) How do CLIL students define authenticity?2) How are learning aims connected to

authenticity?

1) How do CLIL students define authenticity?

• What contributes most to the definition of authenticity? – (open) CONFUSION. DISSASTISFACTION (with

previous learning)– (closed) CONTENT

• What part does content play in defining authenticity? – MAJOR (48%)

What contributes most to Authenticity? (N=103)

Language24%

Content48%

Materials13%

Tasks13%

Other2%

2) How are learning aims connected to authenticity?

• What is the students’ perception of the role of content in CLIL classrooms?– VERY IMPORTANT (authenticity of purpose)– DUAL FOCUSED AIMS

• What are the students’ main priorities in terms of learning aims – content knowledge or language proficiency?– LANGUAGE (slight preference) – CONTENT AND LANGUAGE almost equal– STUDY SKILLS also important

My learning aims for the class were... (N=103)

To improve my language skills To learn more about the content area

To learn study skills I didn't have any particular aims

Mode 5 5 4 1

Avg. 4.45 3.94 3.8469387755102 1.78125

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2.5

3.5

4.5

ModeAvg.

What is Authenticity?

Moving forward

Fake

Authenticity Continuum

Pinner, R. S. (2013). Authenticity of Purpose: CLIL as a way to bring meaning and motivation into EFL contexts. Asian EFL Journal, 15(4), 138 - 159.

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