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First Issue of Online Magazine JLU TEFL-News Now Live

The online magazine of the Chair of Teaching Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (under the direction of Prof. Dr. Ivo Steininger) provides insights into current issues in English language teaching. The magazine presents, among other things, teaching proposals and materials developed by students in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) courses at the Department of English at the University of Giessen. By combining theoretical input with concrete practical examples, the magazine aims to promote ongoing engagement with contemporary social issues in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom (EFLC) and to support teachers and disseminators in implementing relevant content.

The first issue of the e-magazine tackles the topic "Sustainability and the EFLC". Issues such as environmental protection, climate change and social justice affect the whole school community and are of increasing concern to students. The English as a Foreign Language Classroom (EFLC) provides opportunities to integrate these global challenges into the curriculum and to equip learners with the necessary skills to actively engage with these topics. In order for students to take responsibility for the environment and society, it is crucial to consider both global perspectives and local approaches to action.

The first issue focuses in particular on the United Nations’ Global Goals 13 (“Climate Action”) and 14 (“Life Below Water”). It includes teaching proposals on topics such as school projects on sustainability, engaging with climate change poetry, debating climate protests in democratic civil societies, and environmental education through a graphic novel.

Read the first issue of JLU TEFL-News - Putting Theory into Practice now.

The JLU TEFL-News team would like to express their gratitude to the Büro für Nachhaltigkeit at the University of Giessen for its financial support from the Förderfonds Nachhaltigkeit, which has made it possible to publish this issue of the e-magazine in its current form.