ERIC Number: EJ1159052
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-1925-0746
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EFL/ESL and Environmental Education: Towards an Eco-Applied Linguistic Awareness in Cameroon
Nkwetisama, Carlous Muluh
World Journal of Education, v1 n1 p110-118 Apr 2011
This article seeks to examine the perception of the EFL/ESL teachers on environmental education and the integration of environmental education in language teaching. The hope of the article is that it will enable Cameroon EFL/ESL teachers to discover or rediscover the aims and extended reach of their profession. That is, that EFL/ESL teaching should not only be limited to the improvement of learners' language proficiency but also to enable them develop critical thinking strategies that can be useful in environmental sustainability; that the English language teaching profession can be used in promoting environmentally friendly behaviours among citizens, thereby activating an eco-applied linguistic awareness among Cameroonian EFL/ESL teachers.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, Environmental Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Sustainability, Critical Thinking, Consciousness Raising, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cameroon
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