CLIL Review Quiz

Individual bilingualism refers to…

• The ability of a person to use two languages with varying degrees of proficiency depending on context and purpose.

• The institutional promotion of two languages in official government communication.

• The public use of regional minority languages in education and media.

Societal bilingualism refers to…

• The coexistence of two languages within the same society, with both being used in public and private domains across different social and institutional settings.

• The ability of individuals to switch between languages based on context in everyday conversations.

• The promotion of one language over another through education, media, and government regulations.

Which classification of bilingual individuals refers to the way language knowledge is stored and used in the brain?

• Elective, circumstantial, and immersive bilinguals

• Coordinate, compound, and subordinate bilinguals

• Balanced, dominant, and passive bilinguals

The first Canadian bilingual immersion program launched …

• In a Montreal kindergarten in 1965 to promote French-English bilingualism

• In a Toronto high school in 1975 for English-Spanish integration

• In a Canadian university pilot study during the 1990s

According to McCarthy (2012), which group of bilingual education models aims at assimilation rather than additive language development?

• Enrichment, Dual-language, Immersion

• Submersion, Segregationist, Transitional, Mainstream

• Heritage language, Immersion, Maintenance

Which category does CLIL fall into in terms of educational models for bilingualism?

• Dual language

• Weak form of immersion

• Immersion

Which of the following groupings correctly identifies strong bilingual education models as described by McCarthy (2012)?

• Maintenance/Heritage, Two-way/Dual, Immersion, Mainstream

• Submersion, Segregationist, Mainstream, Immersion

• Transitional, Submersion, and Reinforcement

What does AICLE, the Spanish version of CLIL, represent?

• Content Learning in Language

• Content and Language Integrated Learning

• Communicative Language Instruction for Learning

What are the four pillars of the 4Cs framework developed by Coyle (2007)?

• Content, Communication, Cognition, Culture

• Curriculum, Collaboration, Creativity, Culture

• Communication, Content, Context, Competence

Which of the following is a principle in CLIL programs?

• Engaging in rote learning of subject-specific knowledge through a non-native linguistic medium, with limited emphasis on deep language integration or critical comprehension.

• Facilitating interconnected growth in disciplinary knowledge, language proficiency, higher-order thinking, and intercultural competence through integrated educational practices.

• Experiencing limited and surface-level contact with English, often without meaningful interaction, contextualization, or sustained language acquisition support