Green Discussion: Raising ESP Students’ Environmental Awareness Through Film Circles
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1410.29Keywords:
film circles, English for Specific Purposes, Sustainable Development Goals, environmental problems, environmental awarenessAbstract
As global citizens, we need to develop environmental awareness to protect the environment. This study aims to compare students’ environmental awareness before and after implementing film circles and investigate their attitudes towards the use of film circles in an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classroom. The participants were 30 dual program students in education and social development, also regarded as pre-service social studies teachers. A mixed-method study, using the one-group pre-test-post-test design, was conducted. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods were included. The instruments included film circle lesson plans, an environmental awareness assessment with 3 domains, including environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours, and an attitude towards film circles questionnaire. The findings revealed that the students believed that their environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviours improved. They also had positive attitudes towards the use of film circles in raising their environmental awareness in the ESP classrooms. This study appears to echo the integration of environmental issues or themes into English classrooms.
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