Data-Driven and Research-Based Learning Approaches to Environmental Education in University Contexts: Two Case Studies in Italy and Germany

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Author(s): Marcella, Vanessa (ORCID Marcella, Vanessa (ORCID 0000-0001-9229-658X); Samofalova, Yuliya (ORCID Samofalova, Yuliya (ORCID 0000-0002-4234-0818)
Language:
English
Source:
Language Learning in Higher Education. 2022 12(2):567-586.
Publication Date:
2022
Document Type:
Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Tests/Questionnaires

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- Peer Reviewed:
  Y
- Source:
  20
- Education Level:
  Higher Education
  Postsecondary Education
- Subject Terms:
  Environmental Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Foreign Countries; Climate; Higher Education; Teaching Methods; Case Studies; Consciousness Raising; Undergraduate Students; Sustainability; Futures (of Society); Social Networks; Computer Software; Language Proficiency; Data Analysis; Distance Education; Universities; Interdisciplinary Approach; Computational Linguistics; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Student Research; English for Special Purposes; Communications; Online Courses
- Subject Terms:
  Germany (Berlin); Italy
- Accession Number:
  10.1515/cercles-2022-2064
- ISSN:
  2191-611X
  2191-6128
- Abstract:
  This work is a contribution to the usefulness of climate-related authentic material for pedagogical purposes in Higher Education. The two case studies had the aim of raising environmental awareness of a sustainable future among university students, while encouraging them to explore language use and draw their own conclusions and considerations through different methodologies. Specifically, we highlight how posts from the social networking platform Instagram can help learners with different levels of language proficiency in Higher Education, approach specific topics using authentic language samples and visual data, and simultaneously develop new skills that may be integrated within their field of study. The case studies occurred in a distance learning context at the University of Calabria and Humboldt University of Berlin. They present two possible ways of increasing climate change awareness among university students while applying data-driven and research-based learning interdisciplinary approaches to climate change communication.
- Abstract:
  As Provided
- Publication Date:
  2022
- Accession Number:
  EJ1358640

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