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October 6, 2024
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A systematic review of student learning outcomes in CLIL in LOTE

Publicated to:Frontiers in Education. 9 1447270- - 2024-09-13 9(), DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1447270

Authors: Pittas, Evdokia; Tompkins, Leah

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Dept English Philol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Nicosia, Sch Educ, Dept Educ, Nicosia, Cyprus - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
university of nicosia - Author

Abstract

Introduction This paper aims to provide a first systematic research overview of student learning outcomes in programs teaching school subjects through languages other than English (LOTE) which are not the mother tongue of the students, according to school- or researcher-administered assessments and stakeholder perspectives, following the PRISMA statement. For brevity, we shall refer to these types of programs as CLIL in LOTE, though we have also included programs which use other labels, such as bilingual education or immersion, due to their similarities with those labeled "content and language integrated learning" (CLIL). Methods The selected studies, published between November 1994 and December 2023, were identified through the search of SCOPUS and EBSCO. In determining which studies to include in the review, we employed the following selection criteria: (1) articles focusing on children and youth (ages 5-17 years), (2) articles focusing on CLIL programs in LOTE, (3) articles focusing on student achievement, (4) articles focusing on studies that have collected primary data, and (5) studies that used school-/researcher-administered assessments (objective) or self/ hetero-reported measures (subjective). The screening of titles, abstracts and keywords left a final sample of n = 29 scientific papers, which were then read exhaustively and assessed for methodological quality. Results Most studies (26 of 29) addressed academic and/or linguistic outcomes, with some studies additionally addressing social/cultural outcomes, behavioral/affective outcomes, and/or (meta) cognitive outcomes. Of the learning outcomes reported, 25 (53%) were positive, five (11%) were negative, four (9%) were neutral, eight (17%) were mixed and four (9%) identified factors influencing outcomes. Discussion Theoretically, the study contributes to establishing more general theories about the specific role of CLIL in LOTE in students' learning. Empirically, the study outlines pathways for future research on CLIL in LOTE. In practice, the study presents challenges identified by stakeholders to suggest pathways forward in CLIL teaching/learning. Systematic review registration Open Science Framework (OSF): https://osf.io/mc9uj.

Keywords

Bilingual educationClilEducational outcomesImmersionLoteMinorised linguistic varietiesMultilingual education

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Frontiers in Education due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 212/760, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Education & Educational Research. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Education.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 15.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 26 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Cyprus.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Tompkins, Leah).