ABSTRACT
This paper suggests social studies teachers to improve their pedagogic and professional competencies by exposing themselves to various literature, both national and international literature. The problem is that despite the abundance of literature available online, based on a preliminary study in a social studies program, the students’ English skills are poor. They might find it challenging to comprehend international literature, which, mostly, are written in English. Thus, besides pedagogic and professional competency, they also need to improve their English. CLIL approach, which combines content and language learning, is one of the alternative ways to improve students’ language competency. The researchers here examine the use of CLIL-based social studies teaching materials to improve the understanding of social studies content and to improve English skills. This paper provides procedures and practical suggestions in developing the materials, the prototype, as well as the benefits and limitations in developing CLIL-based social studies teaching materials.
