The CLIL Teacher Education Lab
The CLIL Teacher Education Lab is part of the Languages and Literacies Education Academic Group within the Faculty of Education, at The University of Melbourne.
Informed by Vygotskian sociocultural perspectives on teacher knowledge and practice, our Lab aims to build and strengthen teacher capacity in the use of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) by:
- generating new knowledge on how CLIL theory intersects with pedagogy to advance the knowledge base of language teacher education and the practice of languages teaching and learning
- supporting graduate research and research training on CLIL teacher knowledge and pedagogy
- providing academic and professional learning courses in CLIL pedagogy
- creating, disseminating, and sharing research-informed, high-quality CLIL practices, resources, and publications
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Introducing the CLIL Professional Learning Circles: A New Monthly Series for 2025! -
Public Lecture: Language and TESOL Teacher Educator Expertise–A Vygotskian Framework, Prof Karen Johnson (5.30pm, Wednesday, 13 August 2025)
We’re excited to announce the following Visiting Scholar Lecture by Professor Karen E. Johnson, Kirby Professor of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Hosted in collaboration with VicTESOL, it will be of interest to those working across the areas of Languages, Literacy, TESOL, and Teacher Education, particularly using sociocultural perspectives. […]