Développer les compétences linguistiques: CLIL comme stratégie pour apprendre le savoir des disciplines et comprendre les cultures.

European language policy and the Bologna process have contributed to transform each member state into multicultural and multilingual places. Each population is by now in close contact with migrating people who have moved and have to learn the costumes and traditions of hosting countries. In addition, they have to learn the language and social behaviour in order to be fully integrated in the host country. It is therefore important to provide educational structures and institutions with programs aiming at developing multiple competences: from language abilities to cultural understanding. Also, it should be borne in mind that technological advances and development of specific knowledge in different domains need specialized personnel and specific language competence. The whole constitutes a set of aims needed to support the successful integration of newcomers and their settlement; but how can local governments achieve such aims? The adoption of innovative teaching methodologies in educational settings would help learners develop effective strategies for different purposes. At the University of Torino, the Language Centre for Humanities (C.L.I.F.U.) has been working on CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) as a methodology for the acquisition of specific knowledge, the development of specific language competence, and the understanding of cultures.