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Climate Action in

Language Education

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This course is a practical course designed to train English language teachers how to
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integrate environmental issues in English language teaching, through the exploration of
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language, principles and projects. It aims to equip teachers and learners with the skills they
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need to take and sustain meaningful and impactful action to protect the environment in their
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local contexts.
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Module 1 Module 2 Module 3

Introducing climate Developing and Making sustainability
change issues into delivering lessons with a part of your learners'
language teaching classes sustainability focus lives

In this module, you will gain a general In this module you will explore a principled In this module you will explore climate
introduction to the topic as well as approach to bringing sustainability into action beyond the classroom. Module 3 is
learning how to recognise and evaluate any classroom topic as well as learning aimed at helping you develop projects,
the reasons why environmental issues can how to recognise and overcome the through which your students can use
be an integral part of language classes. barriers that can prevent teachers from climate related language relevant to their
You will learn the key term climate change doing this. You will learn how to equip context and participate in community
terms and concepts relevant to your learners with the language skills they need action aimed at tackling the environmental
teaching context, and practical teaching to understand, discuss and engage crisis. You’ll learn how to design, manage
approaches you can use both inside and critically with climate change issues, and and evaluate learner-centred projects
outside the classroom. promote solutions to local and global which enable your students to act and
environmental problems. make a meaningful difference.

Start dates and 19 Cost Certicates
duration This module is available For participants who successfully
free of charge complete all tasks and achieve a score of
The course begins on 70% or above in the online exercises,
19 October 2021 Level of English required there will be a downloadable certificate of
and lasts for 4 weeks. CEFR B1 and above completion at the end of the course.

To find out more about the course and register please visit:
www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/climate-action-language-education
To find out more about The Climate Connection please visit: www.britishcouncil.org/climate-connection
#TheClimateConnection