Integrating Environmental Literacy into Chilean English Teacher Education

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37536/ECOZONA.2026.17.1.5661

Keywords:

environmental awareness, ecocriticism, language teacher education, Applied Linguistics

Abstract

In the context of current anthropogenic pressures on the environment and governmental policies to address climate change in the Chilean school curriculum, this essay explores possible conceptual references and methodological steps to frame the incorporation of environmental literacy to English teacher education.  The results include a framework that comprises four dimensions: ecocriticism, environmental literacy, applied linguistics in teacher education, and the macro context of the social and natural environment.  Key pedagogical steps include diagnostic tools, socio-semiotic mapping, and eco-journals.

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Andrea Campaña, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Andrea Campaña is Professor of English, Master of Arts in English and PhD in Philosophy, Art and Social Thought. In English Pedagogy she teaches courses in Literary Analysis and Interpretation, Literary Research Methodology and Thesis Project. Her research deals with the contribution of literature to the teaching of English and environmental literacy. She is currently coordinator of the literature area for English Pedagogy at the University of Santiago de Chile and General Coordinator of the Journal Árboles y Rizomas.

Miguel Farías, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Full Professor, Department of Linguistics and Literature, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, The Catholic University of America; Master of Arts, Ohio University and Professor of English, Universidad de Chile. Teaches Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies in undergraduate and graduate programs. Publications on multimodal language learning, initial teacher education, critical discourse studies (multimodal) and environmental literacy. Editor of Árboles y Rizomas.

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Published

2026-04-30

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026): Sea More Blue

Section

Articles: General Section

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