USING CLIL METHODS TO DEVELOP KEY COMPETENCE IN CHEMISTRY LESSONS

Abstract

The current situation requires the introduction of integrated learning approaches in order to train popular graduates with critical thinking, reasoning skills and the ability to be creative in solving problems. CLIL is gaining increasing popularity among primary and high school teachers. Using CLIL techniques, language development occurs naturally. CLIL can be considered as an additional educational approach that serves to develop the skills of substantiated subject speech, but at the same time, it is a powerful tool that influences the learning of a foreign language. Teachers using CLIL techniques can activate their subject differently. The author summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of CLIL–education, and also notes some difficulties that arise when applying CLIL. The article provides examples of using the CLIL technique in chemistry lessons from our own practice.