CLILiG in Brazil and the reading competence of German undergraduate students

Abstract

This article discusses a possible role of the Content and Language Integrated Learning in foreign German studies (CLILiG). In Brazil, many students start their undergraduation program without a prior knowledge of German language and it is always a challenge to improve their reading skills in five semesters of language teaching, at least up to B1 level. The empirical research started from the hypothesis that attending CLIL classes can help students to improve their German reading competence. For that matter, the reading competence of GFL students in a Brazilian university was examined. After the categorization of their mistakes, the factors that may have led to the improvement of their reading literacy were defined.