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

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...

Table of Contents:

• Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Toward Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Foreign Languages -- PART 1 Approaches to Integrating Education for Sustainable Development into Foreign Language Curricula -- 1 Sustainability and the Pluriverse: From Environmental Humanities Theory to Content-Based Instruction in Spanish Curricula -- 2 Multiliteracies Pedagogy: Theory to Practice for Scaffolding Sustainability Literacies -- 3 Project-Based Language Learning: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Issues in Climate Action -- 4 Problem-Based Pedagogy for the Advanced College Language Curriculum: Becoming a Multicompetent Language User through Sustainability Education -- PART 2 Implementing Sustainability-Based Curricular Initiatives in Foreign Language Education -- 5 Engaging Students with Social, Cultural, and Environmental Sustainability Topics in the Spanish-Speaking World: A Reimagined Beginner Spanish Curriculum -- 6 Beyond the Language Requirement: Implementing Sustainability-Based FL Education in the Spanish Foundations Program -- 7 Toward the Greening of the Intermediate French Language Curriculum -- 8 Toward Sustainability in German Curricula -- PART 3 Exploring Interdisciplinary Collaborations toward Sustainability Education in FL Programs -- 9 Cross-Disciplinarity at the Core: Teaching Sustainability in a Business German Course -- 10 Content-Based Instruction in a Spanish Language Classroom: Climate, Identity, and Historical Patterns of Latin American Migration to the United States -- 11 Sustainability across the Curriculum: A Multilingual and Intercultural Approach
• 12 Translanguaging in Language and Area-Studies Curriculum: A Japanese FLAC Course of Minamata and Fukushima in Environmental Humanities -- Conclusion -- Index