
CLIL and Multilingual Writing in Primary Education
Irene Guzmán-Alcón(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 13. May 2026
Book
Hardback
172 pages
978-3-0343-5518-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an innovative perspective on trilingual education (English, Spanish, and Catalan) in primary schools through the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) approach. Drawing on a large-scale study in the Valencian Community, it explores how learners develop academic writing across three languages and how factors such as attitudes, identity, language at home, and extramural exposure shape their written performance. Moving beyond the debate on "CLIL intensity," the book highlights the voices of students, families, and teachers, while providing practical tools for schools: a whole-school self-assessment rubric for CLIL, a Science-specific rubric based on Cognitive Discourse Functions, and a teacher reflection checklist. By combining theory, empirical evidence, and classroom applications, the volume offers valuable guidance for researchers, teachers, school leaders, and policymakers seeking to promote multilingual education that is inclusive, research-informed, and sustainable.
More details
Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lausanne
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
27 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
355 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-0343-5518-6 (9783034355186)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Irene Guzmán-Alcón is Assistant Professor at the University of Valencia. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics (UJI) and is a member of the LAELA (Applied Linguistics to English Language Teaching) research group. Her work focuses on CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), multilingual education, and third language acquisition in young learners.
Content
Acknowledgements - Introduction - Part I. Theoretical framework - Introduction - 1. CLIL and writing - 2. Pragmatics and multilingual writing - Part II. The study - 3. The method - 4. Cross-linguistic performance in writing - 5. Factors influencing multilingual writing - 6. Stakeholders perceptions of CLIL in multilingual education - 7. Guidelines for a CLIL implementation in multilingual primary education - Final Remarks - References - Appendices - Index