Will CLIL kill BE? - DHBW VS · CLIL Survey Results summary Most difficult for non-native teachers:...

Prof. Dr. Helen Bicknell Villigen-Schweningen 21.05.2011 1

Will CLIL kill BE?

• Why am I here?• University Challenges• A Triangular Problem?• CLIL experiences• Business English or Business in

English? Future Scenarios for BE Teachers


How did we get here?

And where are we going?

BAMA


The Environment

CLIL = a European response to• 500m, 27, 23, 3, 60, 175 • Globalisation • Internationalisation

English = lingua franca academica


Languages in the EU

• German 24% 8%• French 16% 12%• English 16% 31%• Italian 16% 2%• Spanish 11% 4%• Suomi 1% 0%


Business Studies Courses in English in Germany

• On DAAD website – 100 BAs in English

• 53 BAs Economics, Law, Social Sciences

• 251 Master Programmes• And Content Courses in English


Die Zeit (05.04.2011) 34 FH Jobs with English or English in Ad

e.g. FH Mainz

• Eine volle Professur• für Wirtschaftsprüfung und

Rechnungswesen• Besoldungsgruppe W 2 (BBesG)• Die Stelle erfordert die

Wirtschaftsprüferqualifikation, herausragende Kenntnisse und Berufserfahrung in einem internationalen Umfeld sowie die Fähigkeit und Bereitschaft in englischer Sprache zu lehren.


FH Furtwangen• Professorship (W 2)• for International Economics• to begin preferably in the summer semester 2012 or, at the latest,

winter semester 2012/13.

You have an international business background, especially in Latin

America, and have experience teaching students. English is a working and teaching language in our business school; foreign applicants are expected to learn German in two years. Our professors not only teach in English and preferably also Spanish for this position at the bachelors and masters levels, but also conduct research, assume management functions in the school, manage projects, interface with industry and with international partner universities, and contribute in general to the interdisciplinary approaches we follow.


FH Nürtingen /Professur für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre, insbesondere Internationales Management

• Sie beherrschen die englische Sprache sehr gut und können international ausgerichtete Lehrveranstaltungen in englischer Sprache durchführen. Wir erwarten, dass Sie mehrere Jahre Ihres bisherigen Berufslebens im Ausland verbracht haben.


The CLIL Triangle

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Students‘ views

• Teachers – L1 or L2? Bildungsbericht 2010 results

• Reading - harder, but good for you!

• Speaking – L1 or L2 – International experience

• Writing / Exams …


Exam results – 60 mins

• Leadership and Organisation

• 59 students• 45 in English• 8 in German• 6 both

• Students with • 1,0 – 4 in E• 1,3 – 5 in E• 1,7 – 9 in E• 1,7 – 2 in De


CLIL Issues for you

• Native or Non-native teachers?• Content teachers or Language

teachers?• L1 of students • Added value or reduces content?• Work load


CLIL –Internationally

• IATEFL conference – CLIL specific workshops = about 15 mentioned in title

• CLIL around the world:– Juarez University/Mexico– Shangtou University/China– Copenhagen University/Denmark– Ecole des Ponts ParisTech/France– School Maths in Holland


CLIL Survey (Germany 2008)

23 FH university lecturers – Business Studies departments

17 Germans, 4 US, 1 UK, 1 Polish Aged: 28 – 67 (18 = aged 35-55) 6 females, 17 males Survey 2 – teachers with no CLIL experience Survey 3 – student responses


CLIL Survey Results summary

Teacher’s language ability (self assessment CEF levels non-native speakers)

Don’t know – 30% B2 - 21.7% C1 - 8.7% C2 - 39.1%

(N:=23)


Teacher’s opinionson CLIL

Prepares students for business world: (95.7%)

Means students learn less: (60% disagreed)

Reduces teaching quality (if non-native speakers teach): 1/3 agreed, 1/3 disagreed, 1/3 didn’t know

Doubles workload for teacher (60%)


CLIL Survey Results summary

Most difficult for non-native teachers:

Correcting written examsAssessing presentationsPreparing lectures / seminarsDelivering lectures / seminars


CLIL Survey –English weighting

Teachers thought English language competence should weighted at between 10-25%

Students thought 25-50%!


University Challenges

• A new approach to ELT• How should University CLIL

courses be taught?• Who can teach these?• What training or qualifications do

CLIL teachers need?• Exams, marking & assessment?


University Responses

• Business English taught alongside Content Courses taught in English

• Content Teachers receive some English coaching

• Team Teaching: Content Teachers work together with EFL teachers


How did we get here?

And where are we going?

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The CLIL Diamond

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