Course Description

This course is for teachers of all levels and contexts who want to approach the issue of environmental justice in their lessons but don’t know where to begin.  After completing this course, teachers will be able to: 

  • Articulate why sustainability needs to be embedded in the language classroom,
  • Take a principled approach to designing activities for the language classroom that embed sustainability,
  • Effectively embed global issues such as the climate crisis into their language teaching.

Instructor(s)

Course Author Owain Llewellyn

Owain is a passionate environmentalist and language teaching professional who took part in direct action to prevent oil companies from drilling in Cardigan Bay. As a language teacher, he saw a new opportunity to raise awareness of environmental issues and bring the dialogue about sustainability into the classroom. Since 2012, he has published eltsustainable.org, giving teachers the world over the opportunity to reach thousands of learners with engaging environment-themed lessons. Owain is a teacher of English, teacher trainer and academic manager who has worked on three continents. His Professional interests are EdTech integration and global citizenship. He has completed his MA with a dissertation on learner experience in online language learning. He now works with teachers worldwide in bringing the dialogue around the environment into their class through numerous teacher development projects.