Integrating Sustainability in ELT

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10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_11How to use a DOI?

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Education for Sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals; Education for Sustainable Development

Abstract

Concern over sustainability is rising to the surface. It has lately taken center stage as a growing number of people understand how what were formerly considered normal, unsustainable activities in life have depleted our planet’s resources and ripped society. As people lose touch with those two, the earth is forced to bear the consequences of local and global catastrophes. The planet is entering the Anthropocene epoch, which is thought to have begun with the Industrial Revolution when humans surpassed animals as the dominant force in the natural environment. In a nutshell, sustainability refers to the capacity of current generations to meet their own needs without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to do the same themselves. Three pillars characterize sustainability: the environment, society, and the economy, which are generally referred to as the 3Ps: Planet, People, and Profits (Planet, People, and Profits). This paper is discussed in three sections: 1) Education for Sustainability (EfS), 2) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 3) Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The topic of sustainability is vital, and it should be addressed as an inherent element of education, particularly in language education such as ELT. The students learn something and become the agents of change for making the world a better place to live by integrating sustainability into their learning.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dewi Sari Wahyuni
AU  - Yenni Rozimela
AU  - Havid Ardi
AU  - Mukhaiyar Mukhaiyar
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/05/18
TI  - Integrating Sustainability in ELT
BT  - Proceedings of the 20th AsiaTEFL-68th TEFLIN-5th iNELTAL Conference (ASIATEFL 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 119
EP  - 127
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_11
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-054-1_11
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