Education for Sustainable Development: Literary Texts, Teaching Materials, Tasks - Einzelansicht

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UNESCO (2012), KMK (2016) and a growing number of researchers in TEFL have put forward the concept of ‘education for sustainable development’, arguing that future generations require ”more integrative, problem-based and exploratory forms of learning” (UNESCO, 2012, p. 5) so as to tackle global issues such as climate change, ecological challenges, sustainable and responsible ways of living and saving the planet. In this seminar, we are going to engage with the question of how English language teaching can enable future (global) citizens to grasp and deal with complex and interconnected issues through English language. We will explore literary texts, teaching materials, and design tasks so as to meet this challenge.

We will collaborate with a group of history teacher candidates at SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) and exchange views on teaching global issues such as US history in the EFL classroom. Students from Cortland will present their critical analyses of textbook materials and engage with us in discussions on how to develop our students' critical literacies – both in the history and the EFL classroom.

The student conference will be used as a starting point for our critical reflections on how to teach global issues in the EFL classroom as part of education for sustainable development and how to (re-)design teaching materials in order to support our learners’ critical literacy.

Please note: Participation in the student conference on April 23, 7-9 p.m. is obligatory for the successful participation in this course.