ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that there are crucial points of contact between Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and English as a lingua franca (ELF), which have so far been little explored and where a greater understanding might be of mutual benefit to researchers of CLIL and ELF, and to educational practitioners. It provides an overview of CLIL and its main research findings. The chapter highlights areas where ELF impinges on CLIL in the areas of language policy, beliefs and practices. CLIL can be regarded as one of the biggest innovations in European language education and so in many ways as an instance of educational language policy. On a level of interactional practice, a key difference between CLIL and ELF lies in CLIL being clearly educational, where the use of English is not a necessity, but a choice made to foster language learning.
