The views of 5th graders on the application of content and language integrated learning in social and science classes

The aim of this thesis is to investigate the effect of Content and Language Integrated Learning ( CLIL) on motivation in foreign language learning by secondary school learners. The study employs an Intrinsic Motivation Inventory, the Classroom Observation Checklist and Informal Interviews. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. This case study applied in two classrooms comprised 27 girls and 25 boys, totalling 52 participants. The two classrooms were provided instruction of CLIL activities. Specifically, the main purpose of this case study is to find out if there is a relation between CLIL and motivation in foreign language learning during my fifth grade students' language learning processes at Toki Köprülü Seconadary School in Yüreğir, Adana. This study also aims to find out how students perceive CLIL activities. The study was based on a 12 week program comprising six weeks instructional period with three hours a week. Immediately after the implementation of CLIL activities, The Intrinsic Motivation Inventory was used. In this case study, the Classroom Observation Checklist was applied in order to find out how the students perceive CLIL activities during the implementation. Based on the results of the IMI and The Classroom Observation Checklist, it was found that there is a positive relationship between CLIL and motivation in language learning. It can be said that the students in the two classrooms benefited from the CLIL activities. This is also confirmed by the finding obtained from IMI results. The fact that the mean score was high in IMI indicates that there is a correlation between CLIL and motivation. The study was concluded with implications for the enhancement of the secondary school learners' motivation, and suggestions to improve the CLIL sessions at secondary schools, and further research for the generalizability of the findings presented in the study. Keyword: Motivation, Content and Language Integrated Learning