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How can foreign language education be the spark that ignites environmental awareness and sustainability? This book offers a humanities approach to this topic, highlighting the potential of language, literature, culture, and media communication to enrich environmental discussions. It examines foreign language education and explores related fields, such as environmental humanities, environmental education, and education for sustainable development. It also investigates ecolinguistics, ecocriticism, and cultural ecology. The book presents a framework for environmental literacy in foreign language teaching, providing a unique perspective on the role of foreign language education in promoting sustainability, environmental awareness, and critical thinking, ultimately nurturing more hopeful paths for a sustainable future.
List of contents
1.Introduction2.(Foreign) Language, Culture, and the Environment3.The Teaching of English (as a Foreign Language) 4.The Related Disciplines5.Environmental Literacy in the Foreign Language Classroom6.Conclusion
About the author
Prof. Dr. Uwe Küchler holds the Chair for Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen and is a member of the Tübingen School of Education (TüSE).
Summary
How can foreign language education be the spark that ignites environmental awareness and sustainability? This book offers a humanities approach to this topic, highlighting the potential of language, literature, culture, and media communication to enrich environmental discussions. It examines foreign language education and explores related fields, such as environmental humanities, environmental education, and education for sustainable development. It also investigates ecolinguistics, ecocriticism, and cultural ecology. The book presents a framework for environmental literacy in foreign language teaching, providing a unique perspective on the role of foreign language education in promoting sustainability, environmental awareness, and critical thinking, ultimately nurturing more hopeful paths for a sustainable future.
