Innovation in Language Learning

This presentation shares insights from an ECML Training and Consultancy event hosted in Reykjavik, which focused on implementing the Beyond CLIL – Pluriliteracies teaching for deeper learning framework in Icelandic educational system. The event engaged educators in practical strategies to integrate content and language learning while fostering pluriliteracy development. Participants explored how CLIL and pluriliteracies approaches can scaffold students’ deep engagement with disciplinary concepts, enhance communication, and promote critical thinking. Through interactive workshops and collaborative reflection, teachers identified concrete ways to design learning tasks that support deeper learning and intercultural competence. Key outcomes include a strengthened understanding of the Pluriliteracies approach potential to enrich (language) learning environments, alongside challenges such as adapting materials and aligning with national curricula. Attendees gained practical ideas for applying pluriliteracies approaches in their own teaching contexts and contribute to ongoing discussions around fostering more equitable and inclusive language learning in the XXI century. This presentation situates these findings within the broader context of innovation in language learning and highlights opportunities for integrating pluriliteracies-informed teaching practices in the classrooms.