Achilleas Kostoulas

Applied Linguistics & Language Teacher Education

Reading list for CLIL

Back in 2012, when I was still more actively involved in English Language Teaching, I wrote a post about Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and the ways in which it is implemented in Greek education. In an attempt to preserve readability and maintain focus on my main argument, that CLIL was used in ways that promoted linguistic injustices, I consciously decided to present my references separately – and this is how this reading list was born.

In the years that have passed since then, I have continued to engage with CLIL in a somewhat unsystematic way, as driven by my teaching and research supervision reading. This page now lists a compilation of various publications that I found useful.

This is, obviously, not a comprehensive list or a product of a systematic literature review. That said, it is fairly comprehensive, and it may provide you with some leads for your own reading. I hope you find it helpful, and please feel free to add a comment about any publications I may have missed!


Conceptual work: theoretical grounding of CLIL and research on its effectiveness

Recent Scholarship


Older publications

These publications are relatively older, and may not refer exclusively to CLIL. However, they can provide some conceptual framing for subsequent scholarship.


Collections: Literature reviews, edited volumes and special issues focussing on CLIL


Empirical studies: CLIL projects implemented in Greece

This list of publications was compiled with comprehensiveness in mind. Readers are advised that the quality of the work in the following sections included is variable.


Research projects

  • Anastasiadou, A., & Iliopoulou, K. (2017). Reconceptualising schooling: Implementing CLIL to cater for all types of multiple intelligences. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 74–87.
  • Cafloglou, C. (2017). On how content motivates grammar. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 77–88.
  • Mattheoudakis, M., & Alexiou, T. (2017). Sketching the profile of the CLIL instructor in Greece. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 110–124.
  • Mattheoudakis, M., Alexiou, T., & Ziaka, I. (2018). The impact of CLIL instruction on content learning: evidence from the Greek contextInternational Journal of Innovation in Education5(2), 92-109.
  • Psaltou-Joycey, A., Alexiou, T., & Mattheoudakis, M. (2014). Language learning strategies in CLIL and non-CLIL classes: Which strategies do young learners claim they use? In A. Psaltou-Joycey, E. Agathopoulou, & M. Mattheoudakis (Eds.), Cross-Curricular Approaches to Language Education (pp. 305–322). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Xanthou, M. (2010). Current trends in L2 vocabulary learning and instruction: Is CLIL the right approach. In Advances in Research on Language Acquisition and Teaching: Selected Papers, (pp. 459-471). Greek Applied Linguistics Association (GALA).

Teaching Reports

  • Anagnostou, V., Griva, E., & Kasvikis, K. (2016). From Michelangelo to Picasso: Implementing the CLIL approach in a foreign language project. In A. Murphy (Ed.), New Developments in Foreign Language Learning (pp. 150–168). NovaScience Press.
  • Anastasiadou, A., & Iliopoulou, K. (2017). Reconceptualising schooling: Implementing CLIL to cater for all types of multiple intelligences. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 74–87.
  • Chatzigeorgiou, M., & Papageorgiou, A. (2016). Προσεγγίζοντας διαθεματικά τις Φυσικές Επιστήμες στο Γυμνάσιο μέσα από την Αγγλική Γλώσσα. Μια μελέτη περίπτωσης μεθόδου CLIL [Approaching Physics cross-disciplinarily in junior high school through the English language. A case study of the CLIL approach]. Διδασκαλία των Φυσικών Επιστημών: Έρευνα & Πράξη, 5657, 69–88.
  • Chatzigeorgiou, M., & Papageorgiou, A. (2017). H εφαρμογή της μεθόδου CLIL στη διδακτική της χημείας. Ο σχηματισμός της όξινης βροχής [The application of CLIL to teaching Chemistry. The formation of acid rain.]. Διδασκαλία των Φυσικών Επιστημών: Έρευνα Και Πράξη, 6263, 99–113.
  • Dourda, K., Bratitsis, T., Griva, E., & Papadopoulou, P. (2014). Content and Language Integrated Learning through an online game in primary school: A case study. The Electronic Journal of E-Learning, 12(3), 243–258. Retrieved from https://academic-publishing.org/index.php/ejel/article/view/1696
  • Efstathiadi, L. (2019a). Early foreign language learning: Intensive exposure, vocabulary development and the cognitive skills involved. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 11(1), 81–111. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2019.11.4
  • Efstathiadi, L. (2019b). Executive attention in proactive interference: Evidence from a Greek experimental school implementing CLIL. Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, 23, 141–155. Retrieved from http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/thal/article/view/7341
  • Emmanouilidou, K., Laskaridou, C., & Mattheoudakis, M. (2016). Ready, set, go….. CLIL. Encouentro, 25, 1–12.
  • Fokides, E., & Zampouli, C. (2017). Content and language integrated learning in OpenSimulator project. Results of a pilot implementation in Greece. Education and Information Technologies, 22(4), 1479–1496. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-016-9503-z
  • Georgopoulou-Theodosiou, C. G. (2016). Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): An experimental study on CLIL compatibility with the modern Greek educational system. English Review: Journal of English Education, 4(2), 149–160. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v4i2.330
  • Gikopoulou, O., Slavi, A., Sotiropoulou, P., & Kikidou, I. (2018). “Schools: Future Labs” – Combining the teaching of Sciences and foreign language. International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, 9(3), 3866–3876.
  • Grammatikopoulou, P. (2016). Development of low-and high-demanding tasks for the Greek primary school CLIL programme. Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, 21, 614–632. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.26262/istal.v21i0.5258
  • Griva, E., & Chostelidou, D. (2017). CLIL in primary education: Promoting multicultural citizenship awareness in the foreign language classroom. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 9–23.
  • Griva, E., Chostelidou, D., & Panteli, P. (2014). Insider views of CLIL in primary education: Challenges and experiences of EFL teachers. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 2(8), 31–54. Retrieved from https://ijier.net/ijier/article/view/221/143
  • Griva, E., & Kasvikis, K. (2015). CLIL in Primary Education: Possibilities and challenges for developing L2/FL skills, history understanding and culturalawareness. In N. Bakić-Mirić & D. Erkinovich Gaipov (Eds.), Current Trends and Issues in Education: An International Dialogue (pp. 101–124). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Hasogia, D., & Vlachos, K. (2019). Exploring the implementation of CLIL-based science lessons in the Greek school EFL context. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 10(1), 294–313.
  • Iskos, E. P., Ralls, C., & Gegkiou, S. (2017). The many shades of CLIL: A case study of CLIL application by English teachers of very young learners at a Greek private school. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 125–136.
  • Kalogerakou, K., Baka, M., & Lountzi, M. (2017). A CLIL model: Teaching science at secondary education. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 136–148.
  • Kofou, I., & Philippides, K. (2017). Can teaching of forces enforce language learning? Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 120–135.
  • Kollatou, M. (2013). Implementation of CLIL in the educational context of Greek senior high schools – A proposal. Εκπαιδευτική Επικαιρότητα, A(6), 5–13.
  • Korosidou, E., & Deligianni, A. (2017). “Let me introduce you to Crete”: A CLIL project in the English as a foreign language classroom. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 35–50.
  • Lagou, F., & Zorbas, V. (2020). Promoting intercultural communicative competence through CLIL in Greek primary education. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 17, 1–19. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2020.17.01
  • Mattheoudakis, M., Alexiou, T., & Laskaridou, C. (2014). To CLIL or not to CLIL? The case of the 3rd experimental primary school in Evosmos. In N. Lavidas, T. Alexiou, & A. M. Sougari (Eds.), Major Trends in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics 3 (pp. 215–234). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2478/9788376560915
  • Mattheoudakis, M., Alexiou, T., & Ziaka, I. (2018). The impact of CLIL instruction on content learning: Evidence from the Greek context. International Journal of Innovation in Education, 5(2), 92–109. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIIE.2018.097850
  • Paschalidou, G. (2018). Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in Europe and Greece: Common practices and effectiveness, limitations and suggestions. Paper presented at the 4th Crossroad of languages and cultures Conference: ‘Multilingual Educational Approaches and Language Policies’.
  • Paschalidou, G. (2019). Investigating the impact of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) on EFL oral production: A preliminary research on fluency and quantity. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 10(1), 410–426.
  • Prentza, A. (2013). CLIL and ICT in English Foreign Language Learning: the Etwinning Experience of a Primary School of Intercultural Education. In Conference proceedings. ICT for language learning Florence (pp. 18-21).
  • Vourdanou, K. (2017). Integrating the CLIL approach: Literature and Wikis in the Greek EFL classroom as a means of promoting intercultural awareness. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(2), 103–119.
  • Zafiri, M., & Zouganeli, K. (2017). Toward an understanding of Content and Language Integrated Learning assessment (CLILA) in primary school classes: A case study. Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning, 8(1), 88–109.
  • Zampouli, K., & Fokides, E. (2016). Σχεδιασμός και μερική υλοποίηση του προγράμματος CLILIOP. Αποτελέσματα από το πρώτο στάδιο εφαρμογής του [The planning and part-realization of the CLILIOP project. Results from its first stage of implementation]. E-Journal of Science & Technology, 11(2), 67–81.
  • Ziaka, I. (2014). Multimodal input and learners’ linguistic and emotional engagement: A case study of CLIL. In A. Psaltou-Joycey, E. Agathopoulou, & M. Mattheoudakis (Eds.), Cross-Curricular Approaches to Language Education (pp. 323–240). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Theses & Dissertations

This list contains information about PhD theses and MA dissertations that have examined CLIL in Greece. As above, the content of these publications should be approached with due caution.


About this post: This list was orginally compiled in 2012, and most recently updated in April 2024. Any suggestions about sources that should be included are very welcome – feel free to drop me a line!

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