The basis of this research is to study the potential of introducing CLIL in teaching the English language at the higher college of Technology in the Sultanate of Oman. The study highlights several dimensions to implement this approach in this particular context. It presents some expected benefits including language proficiency, learners and teachers attitudes, and culture appropriateness for this context. Moreover, implementing such new approach will encounter lots of challenges. Therefore, the main challenges which need to be thoroughly discussed are teachers’ preparation, designing materials, context issues and level of learners. The study proposes that implementing CLIL in this context is possible only if these challenges were addressed prior to introduce the approach officially.

The basis of this research is to study the potential of introducing CLIL in teaching the English language at the higher college of Technology in the Sultanate of Oman. The study highlights several dimensions to implement this approach in this particular context. It presents some expected benefits...