Embedding sustainability into English environment: a holistic approach

The paper explores ways of increasing environmental awareness students through incorporation sustainability-related issues into a general English language course. We view as living system promoting life-sustaining relationships humans with each other and their natural environments. hold the that learning foreign holds powerful potential to promote values sustainable development, which should not be overlooked by teaching staff. results study show sustainability concerns are treated discrete problems in textbooks often narrowed down issues, while social justice left out consideration. percentage units covering topics is considered unsatisfactory. According sentiment analysis conducted for textual material, neutral dominant, can reduce desired educational effect texts. author arrives at conclusion reconceptualization course framework needed presents practical suggestions aimed developing more holistic worldview raising ecological without fundamentally restructuring whole textbook.