Education for Sustainable Development in Foreign Language Learning Content-Based Instruction in College-Level Curricula

• Main Author: de la Fuente, María J.
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Taylor & Francis 2021; Routledge; Knowledge Unlatched GmbH; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Research in Language Education
• Subjects: Anthropocene; CBI; Climate change; Content-based instruction (CBI); Curricula; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; Economic sustainability; Education; Education, research, related topics of fine and decorative arts; Environmental education; Environmental education > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States; environmental literacy; Environmental sustainability; ESD Teaching; Foreign language instruction; Foreign language learning; Higher; Higher Education; Higher education, tertiary education; Interdisciplinary approach in education; Language and languages; Language and languages > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States; Language and Linguistics; Language Arts; Language Teaching & Learning; Language teaching and learning; Modern Foreign Languages; Nuevas Ideas; Project Based Language Learning; SDG; Social sustainability; Society and Social Sciences; Sustainability; Sustainability Education, Training & Leadership; Sustainability integration; Sustainability literacy; sustainable development goals; Teaching & Learning; Teaching Methods & Materials; Teaching of a specific subject; Teaching skills and techniques; The environment; United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; Social sustainability; environmental education; Sustainability literacy; FL; sustainable development goals; United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; Darien Gap; CBI; FL Department; Spanish Language; Modern Languages; Modern foreign languages; Content-based instruction (CBI); ESD Teaching; Business Case; Accordion Book; NGO Website; Spanish Speaking World; Environmental sustainability; Project Based Language Learning; Sustainability; SDG; ESD; Content Based Language Instruction; Discipline Specific Vocabulary; Nuevas Ideas; Anthropocene; Higher Education; Sociocultural Historical Theory; Foreign language instruction; Multiliteracies Pedagogy; environmental literacy; Sustainability Literacies; Sustainability integration; Multiliteracies Framework; World Readiness Standards; Economic sustainability; 18th Century Forester; Foreign language learning; Climate change; La Charte; Foreign Language Curricula; Environmental Issues
• ISBN: 9781000480177; 1000480178; 9781032131108; 0367530325; 1032131101; 9780367530327; 1000480194; 1003080189; 9781000480191; 9781003080183
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003080183

This unique volume utilizes the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework to illustrate successful integration of sustainability education in post-secondary foreign language (FL) learning. Showcasing a variety of approaches to using content-based instruction (CBI) in college-level courses, this text valuably demonstrates how topics relating to environmental, social, and cultural dimensions of sustainability can be integrated in FL curricula. Chapters draw on case studies from colleges throughout the US and consider theoretical and practical concerns relating to models of sustainability-based teaching and learning. Chapters present examples of project-, problem-, and task-based approaches, as well as field work, debate, and reflective pedagogies to enhance students’ awareness and engagement with sustainable development issues as they acquire a foreign language. Insights and recommendations apply across languages and highlight the potential contribution of FL learning to promote sustainability literacy amongst learners. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators in higher education with an interest in Modern Foreign Languages, sustainability education, training, and leadership more broadly.