CLIL and emi implementation in a bilingual frameworkthe case of Galicia

Resumo

Our education system promotes the use of English as language of instruction in an attempt to provide students with the linguistic abilities needed for this globalised world. Two methodologies have been developed to succeed in achieving this plurilingual purpose. The first one is Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), suitable for the promotion of plurilingualism in Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Education. As it deals with teaching content using a foreign language, the consecutive learning of the language happens due to its usage and situations. The second method is English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), which pays attention to the content itself, regarding the language just as accidental acquirement. Both have proven to be effective tools in contributing to the natural acquisition and to the development of communicative plurilingual competences. Thus, the main goal of our study is to analyse the differences and similarities between CLIL and EMI. Consequently, we will observe how these methodologies are promoted in the bilingual region of Galicia not only in the Compulsory Education stages but also in the higher one, at Universities. To conclude, the goal will be achieved by displaying the findings regarding those differences and similarities in Galicia as well as clarifying why the teaching and learning process must vary depending on which method is followed.