Indonesian Journal of English Teaching
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2020): December

Content and Language Integrated Learning Practice in English for Accounting Course

Arif Nugroho (IAIN Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2020

Abstract

The contextualization of materials in the context of teaching English for specific purposes (ESP) is a prerequisite to gain maximum input of language knowledge. The present study sheds some light on the practice of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach in English for accounting course. This study involved 38 Indonesian ESP students majoring in accounting of a public university in Surakarta Indonesia as the participants. Pre-experimental research design was conducted in eight meeting during the course, including the administration of vocabulary test to examine the participants’ score in pre-test and post-test. A focus group discussion (FGD) was also carried out to reveal the students’ perception about the practice of CLIL approach in English for accounting course. The results depicted that there was a significant difference on the participants’ vocabulary scores between the pre-test and the post-test. It was also portrayed that the participants positively perceived the CLIL practice in their class. The results of this study contribute to providing fruitful insights for teachers and future researchers about CLIL practice in English language teaching, specifically in the context of teaching English for specific purposes.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJET

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Other

Description

IJET (Indonesian Journal of English Teaching) is an education journal for English language teachers, lecturers, university professors, and others who work with school-aged or university students, teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL), English as a Second Language (ESL), English for Specific ...