Description: "This book argues for the need to develop classroom practices which aid students in critically reviewing and evaluating different perspectives on discourses of environmentalism and sustainability. Employing ecolinguistics as a form of eco-critical pedagogy, Emile Farmer presents key concepts underpinning ecolinguistics, before guiding readers through their application in the classroom. Bridging environmental discourse analysis and linguistics, this book shows how environmentally significant messages can be analysed and decoded in the classroom"--
Brief description: Emile Bellewes is Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at Linköping University, Sweden.
Review Quotes:
"This book is an innovative and fundamental contribution connecting ecolinguistics, language education and pedagogy of responsibility. Focusing on language and semiosis as instantiating cultural narratives and their influence on the living world, the volume engages scholars, educators and students to reflect on the transformative power of ecolinguistics for ecojustice education" - Maria Bortoluzzi, Associate Professor, The University of Udine, Italy
"Educators of all stripes need this book! The author offers a critical challenge to the culture/nature binary dominating every aspect of our lives, and an urgent call with specific guidelines for teacher educators to analyze the linguistic systems at the heart of ecological crises." - Rebecca Martusewicz, Professor, Eastern Michigan University, USA