Rethinking ESP: Integrating Content and Language in the University Classroom

This paper highlights the main points of convergence between Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP), presents the main features of CLIL pedagogy, and shows how they were implemented in the design of an ESP Journalism course in a Greek university. The 4Cs Framework (communication, content, cognition and culture) was used as a basic theoretical tool for the design of the materials. Attention was paid to both content and language through a multiple focus on language, content learning and cognition, and the promotion of active and co-operative learning. Finally, the use of authentic materials through scaffolding, and the use of interaction as a technique to accompany learning and to make students increasingly autonomous have also been used in the materials design of the course.