A1 Journal article (refereed)
Conceptualising transformative language teaching for sustainability and why it is needed (2024)


Maijala, M., Gericke, N., Kuusalu, S.-R., Heikkola, L. M., Mutta, M., Mäntylä, K., & Rose, J. (2024). Conceptualising transformative language teaching for sustainability and why it is needed. Environmental Education Research, 30(3), 377-396. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2167941


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All authors or editorsMaijala, Minna; Gericke, Niklas; Kuusalu, Salla-Riikka; Heikkola, Leena Maria; Mutta, Maarit; Mäntylä, Katja; Rose, Judi

Journal or seriesEnvironmental Education Research

ISSN1350-4622

eISSN1469-5871

Publication year2024

Publication date19/02/2023

Volume30

Issue number3

Pages range377-396

PublisherTaylor & Francis

Publication countryUnited Kingdom

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2023.2167941

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access


Abstract

This paper defines transformative language teaching for sustainability (TLS) and shows how contemporary, learner-oriented language teaching can foster important competencies and skills needed to reach the goals of education for sustainable development (ESD). The main aim of our approach is to integrate transformation-oriented ESD into language teaching in a way that considers and utilises the special features of language teaching and learning. We discuss the substantial possibilities that language education offers to ESD and propose a transformation-oriented ESD framework as the foundation for TLS, covering the linguistic and cultural features of sustainability that are central to language teaching and learning. Finally, we outline the pedagogical implications for TLS related to subject matter content and methods, that is, how language teachers can use learner-oriented language teaching methods to integrate ESD in their lessons. We propose a theory-based interdisciplinary model for the implementation of TLS in language education and language teacher education.


Keywordslanguageslanguage teachingsustainable developmenteducational methodstransformational learninginterdisciplinary research

Free keywordseducation for sustainable development; sustainability; language education; language teacher education; language teaching


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VIRTA submission year2023

JUFO rating3


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