SOME ASPECTS OF APPLICATION OF CLIL WHILE TEACHING ENGLISH AT NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This article discusses the application of a foreign technology of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in teaching foreign languages in a non-linguistic university. The author briefly outlines the history of this educational technology, its development, and the main methodological provisions. The great popularity of CLIL abroad and the ever-growing interest in it from Russian teachers of foreign languages both in the field of secondary and higher education are noted. Particular attention is paid to the possibilities of applying CLIL when teaching foreign languages, especially as part of vocational-oriented training courses. Finally, the author presents her project of a CLIL based lesson dedicated to the Centennial of the end of the First World War and Remembrance Day. The article concludes with the outline of the advantages of CLIL and the difficulties that teachers face when using the elements of this educational technology while teaching foreign languages. The results of the analysis allow one to suggest that the application of CLIL is especially beneficial when teaching linguistic and regional studies.