The Greening of the Language Classroom: Using Learner-Generated Materials for Environmental Education.

Jacobs, George

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ERIC Number: EJ485095

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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ISSN: ISSN-0129-7767

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The Greening of the Language Classroom: Using Learner-Generated Materials for Environmental Education.

Jacobs, George

Guidelines, v15 n2 p8-17 Dec 1993

The practice of supplementing language textbooks with input from students is recommended as a way to increase learner understanding and motivation. Several general language learning activities adapted to contain an environmental theme are described. It is suggested that the environmental theme helps promote lifelong learning. (Contains 15 references.) (LB)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities, Second Language Learning, Student Developed Materials, Student Motivation, Student Participation

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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