Incorporating ESD into EFL Classes

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“Sustainable Development” is a keyword in the 21st century, and UNESCO emphasizes that education is crucial to realize “Sustainable Development” in every country. In this paper, how to incorporate “Education for Sustainable Development”（ESD）into English as a Foreign Language（EFL）classes from the elementary school level to the university level is described. According to UNESCO, there have already been excellent practices at various levels in many countries, and they need to be collected and documented in an organized way for others to share. ESD has three dimensions: society, environment, and economy. The author will place an emphasis on environmental education because it is most closely related to the health issue of humans, which matters to lives of all the animals and the plants on the earth. The earth is the mother of all living things, and unless our planet is healthy, our good health cannot be achieved. If we are to conserve a good environment for future generations, we must think what a truly happy and healthy life is and dare to change the present value systems. This paper intends to ask this question of every educator.

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