Presenting lecture materials in English using CLIL technologies

Abstract

The article shows the integration of all four Content and Language Integrated Learning elements (content, communication, cognition, and culture) into the «Chemistry of Elements of the Periodic Table» course. Second year students of «5B011200 — Chemistry» major, Institute of Natural Sciences and Geography of Kazakh National Pedagogical University named after Abai listened to lectures of the subject in English using CLIL technology. The course of modelling a lecture using CLIL and results of the evaluation survey are presented. The survey questions were aimed at researching of students’ motivation to study the course using CLIL technologies. Also, students’ satisfaction with the learning process and the relevance of the course were assessed. The results of the test, which were carried out after the lecture are presented to consolidate the learned material. The results show students' enthusiasm for the learning process and enrichment of their vocabulary with chemistry terms. The article will be of interest of chemistry teachers in higher and secondary educational institutions.