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World CLIL 2025 created a vibrant professional space for dialogue, collaboration and knowledge exchange.
The event strengthened Ireland’s leadership in CLIL internationally and reinforced the importance of
research-informed practice as a foundation for sustainable language-education development.
The programme renected the evolving landscape of CLIL research and practice, with emphasis on:
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Pluriliteracies
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Disciplinary literacies
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Equity and inclusion
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Teacher professional learning
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Digital innovation
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Research-practice dialogue
Sessions highlighted the integration of language and content across educational levels, from early years to
higher education.
Stakeholders and Participants
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World CLIL 2025 included representation from:
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National Council for Curriculum and
Assessment (NCCA)
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Oide
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An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta
agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
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Department of Education and Youth
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The Inspectorate
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Embassies and cultural institutes
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Attendees from
Keynote
speakers
Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey,
the UK, the USA,Vietnam
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Posters
teacher educators; researchers; and doctoral students, with international attendance
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from 26 countries. The conference fostered collegial, collaborative engagement and
Sessions
Delegates included primary, post-primary and higher-education teachers;
meaningful networking opportunities.
Speakers and Programme
Keynotes were delivered by three internationally recognised scholars:
Christiane Dalton-Pufer, University of Vienna
30 Years of CLIL Research — Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Francisco Lorenzo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Adapting the CEFR for Bilingual Teaching of History and Science
T.J. Ó Ceallaigh, University College Cork
Beyond Words: Building Teacher Knowledge for Equitable Content and Language Integration
A concluding panel discussion, chaired by Russell Cross, explored
