Using a Workshop to Raise Awareness of the Role of English in Promoting Sustainable Development

Autor/inn/en	Langlois, Guillaume; Vibulphol, Jutarat
Titel	Using a Workshop to Raise Awareness of the Role of English in Promoting Sustainable Development
Quelle	In: English Teaching Forum, 57 (2019) 2, S.12-23 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-663X
Schlagwörter	Workshops; English (Second Language); Role; Sustainable Development; Foreign Countries; English Language Learners; Language Attitudes; Student Motivation; English Teachers; Global Approach; Citizenship Responsibility; Consciousness Raising; Language of Instruction; College Students; Mathematics Education; Brainstorming; Role Playing; Internet; Climate; Cartoons; Thai; International Cooperation; Attitude Change; Emotional Response; Access to Information; Problem Solving; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Rollen; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ausland; Sprachverhalten; Schulische Motivation; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Globales Denken; Bewusstseinsbildung; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Collegestudent; Mathematische Bildung; Rollenspiel; Klima; Zeichentrickfilm; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Emotionales Verhalten; Problemlösen
Abstract	In English as a foreign language (EFL) classes, teachers face the common challenge of demonstrating the importance of English to students who do not have much contact with users of English in their daily life. This often translates to a lack of progress in English language learning in settings such as Thailand, where in spite of the emphasis put on English teaching by the 1999 National Education Act (Office of the National Education Commission 1999), the policies implemented have led to little progress in students' English proficiency (Franz and Teo 2017). Awareness-raising workshops, in which participants deeply engage with topics related to critical social issues, have successfully demonstrated their capacity to motivate and change the participants' attitudes (Aarts and van Schagen 2006; Sabitha 2008). This article explains the rationale behind using this method--applying the global-citizenship approach to teaching advocated by UNESCO (2015)--to improve students' attitudes toward English learning. The idea is that those who are emotionally moved by the workshop content will feel an increased sense of duty, or intrinsic desire, to learn English. They consequently perceive English as a tool for learning about a topic they are concerned with rather than as a school subject and view English learning as an opportunity rather than as a burden. The underlying assumption of this method is that participants in a workshop on sustainable development (SD) will realize that English is essential for dealing with SD issues. This article also describes the workshop and gives recommendations to teachers who would like to carry out a similar workshop themselves (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01