Efectividad del método AICLE en la asignatura “desórdenes del lenguaje infantil”

Abstract

This work aims to evaluate the CLIL method in the subject "Language disorders in children", the corpus consisted in the application of a diagnosis at the beginning and end of the semester in order to know the effectiveness of the method in learning a foreign language , both content and language, an interview was conducted with twelve participants including a teacher to know the perceptions of the students and of the same teacher in front of the subject and their experience in terms of bilingual education. The method used for this research was a case study. The instruments used were; participant observation, interviews, and virtual diagnosis (designed by the British Council) and a written diagnosis on the contents of the disciplinary area " language disorders in children" taught with the CLIL method. The results showed that students acquired new vocabulary through this method, generating motivation and a positive perception on the part of students regarding this bilingual subject. However, the limitations for some students was the English language, since not all had the same level, for this reason the teaching of this subject caused traumatism to understand the concept of some theories, in addition it was identified that sometimes the language used as Communication vehicle was a barrier between the teacher and the student, to have an assertive communication. On the other hand, it was concluded that; the method generated an advance at the level of vocabulary and concept, however, at the level of grammatical structure - English there were limitations, most students have a positive perception about the bilingual subject and considered English as an important language for their professional development. However, those who did not have the same level of English, their perception of the subject was not so positive. As a future improvement plan was established; have as a prerequisite an intermediate level of English to register this bilingual subject, generate spaces in the University, as conversational clubs so that students can practice their English, and finally offer constant training to teachers who teach bilingual subjects with the so that their level improves and thus be able to offer a better academic service