Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) represents a significant pedagogical shift, blending subject content with language learning to enhance both domains simultaneously. This session explores the foundational principles and practical steps necessary for successful CLIL implementation. It highlights the importance of curriculum alignment, teacher training, and resource development in creating a cohesive CLIL framework. By providing educators with actionable strategies to integrate CLIL into their teaching, the presentation emphasizes the benefits of CLIL, such as improved language proficiency and deeper content understanding, underscoring the transformative potential of this approach in modern education.

Anderson Marcell Cárdenas holds a master’s degree in English Language Teaching with Emphasis on Autonomous Learning Environments and an ICELT from Cambridge University. He has been an academic consultant for the SED Bogotá and the British Council helping public and private institutions design, implement, and evaluate Bilingual programs. He was also the head of the international test center at Centro Colombo Bogotá coaching teachers and test takers on test taking skills.