AUTHOR=Jiang Peijun , Akhter Shamim , Azizi Zeinab , Gheisari Asma , Kumar Tribhuwan 

TITLE=Exploring the role of content and language integrated learning approach in developing transversal skills in university students with respect to the mediating role of emotional intelligence

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.988494

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.988494

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Although a range of studies has explored the effects of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach on students’ achievement, its impact on improving university students’ transversal skills (TSs) has remained largely unexplored in Iran. Thus, the present study has a two-fold purpose. First, it aims to investigate the role of CLIL approach in improving Iranian university students’ TSs. Second, it purports to explore the mediating role of emotional intelligence (EI) on the relationship of CLIL approach and TSs. For this purpose, a survey design was used wherein a research-made questionnaire was distributed among 123 university students to gather the required data. Findings disclosed that CLIL approach had a positive role in developing the university students’ TSs. Further, the results indicated that EI affected positively the development of the university students’ TSs. Moreover, the findings evidenced that EI significantly mediated the relationship between CLIL approach and the development of the university students’ TSs. The study concludes that applying CLIL approach involves an entirely new paradigm, offering valuable implications for relevant stakeholders.