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c) parents’ interest and students’ motivation to learn a specific modern lan-
guage (as instrumental in vocational studies, for example) and their sen-
sitivity to plurilingualism and European citizenship
d) specific learning objectives and expected outcomes
e) how to link CLIL to the subject curriculum: such links can be defined
and practised permanently, for instance in history modules which can
be developed in a second language. However, it is possible to link CLIL
to special topical events and to school projects, such as international
exchanges, music, theatre, sporting events, art exhibitions, partnerships,
etc.
Primary school CLIL
teaching in Austria
The classroom teacher is a generalist who divides the teaching day into
activities carried out in the native or foreign language. The teacher has
the flexibility to choose the time, subject and activity according to the
needs of young learners. As most of the teachi