The issues and challenges of CLIL implementation in higher education: Teachers’ beliefs in the Ukrainian context

The purpose of CLIL in higher education is to increase the level students’ both professional knowledge and foreign language competence. At stage implementing CLIL, it important study teachers’ beliefs on a point, since they can either accelerate or inhibit effectiveness. In research, more than 160 teachers from Ukrainian universities took part. Conjugation tables, asymptotic approximation method, Pearson’s statistical criterion χ2 were used analyze obtained data. analysis shows there relationship between teachers' subject background their appropriateness. disproves influence pedagogical experience views implementation. These findings are confirmed by factor indicating importance appropriate learning materials for specialty, preferences, flexibility choosing strategy, depending content skills. indicates challenges efficient implementation, directions change motivation regarding modern students.