Challenges and Opportunities for EFL Teachers in CLIL Contexts.

Abstract

The aim of this work is to explore the dual perspective of the pivotal role of EFL teaching in bilingual education programmes led by the CLIL approach. On the one hand, it highlights the challenges faced by EFL teachers as language experts in CLIL programmes and in the con-text of an increasingly globalised world where English is the predomi-nant language for international communication. On the other hand, it delves into the potential opportunities that CLIL tenets can bring to the field of English teaching through, for instance, the latest pedagogical trends like Pluriliteracies for Deeper Learning (PTDL), which empha-sises the intertwined nature of content within language education in plu-rilingual societies through the exploitation of a variety of genres and text modalities. Ultimately, this analysis challenges the traditional con-cept of English class considering evolving educational landscapes.