Author(s)

Weiping Ye ¹, Xiaohui Wang ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Fuzhou Technology and Business University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350715, China

Corresponding Author

Weiping Ye

ABSTRACT

This paper is designed to provide a comprehensive analysis of eco-linguistic applications in college English teaching. The paper aims to explore the theoretical foundations of eco-linguistics, to review existing research in the field and to provide insights into the current state of eco-linguistic research in college English teaching. The paper will also present case studies of eco-linguistic applications in college English classes, demonstrating the potential for eco-linguistic activities to promote environmental awareness, critical thinking and cultural understanding.

KEYWORDS

Eco-linguistic, college English teaching, optimization, environment

CITE THIS PAPER

Weiping Ye, Xiaohui Wang, Analysis and Optimization Strategies of College English Teaching from the Perspective of Eco-Linguistics. Lecture Notes on Language and Literature (2023) Vol. 6: 12-21. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langl.2023.060103.

REFERENCES

[1] Arran Stibbe, Ecolinguistics: Language, Ecology, and the Stories We Live By [M]. Routledge, 2015.
[2] Salma Monani and Joni Adamson, eds., Eco-linguistics: Language, Culture, and Nature [M]. Routledge, 2012.
[3] Graeme Porte, Language Teaching: Abstract [M]. University of Granada Press, 1968.
[4] Graeme Porte, Language Teaching & Linguistics [M]. University of Granada Press, 1981.
[5] Alwin Fill, Peter Mühlhäusler, and Hermine Penz, eds., Ecolinguistics: Reader [M]. Routledge, 2016.
[6] Arran Stibbe, "Animals Erased: Discourse, Ecology, and Reconnection with the Natural World" [J]. Sociolinguistic Studies, 2010, 4(3):439-463.
[7] Alice Bell, "Language and the Environment: The Representation of Nature in Environmental Discourse" [J].  Discourse & Society, 2004, 15(2-3):301-344.
[8] Jane Mulderrig, "Fracking, Language, and the New Materialisms: The Discursive Framing of Hydraulic Fracturing in the UK Press" [J]. Environmental Communication, 2016, 10(3):334-352.
[9] Jesper Hoffmeyer, "The Biosemiotics of Emergence," in The Semiotics of Animal Representations, ed. [M]. University of Tartu Press, 2016, 7-23.
[10] Deborah Cameron, "The Ecology of Language," in A Companion to Linguistic Anthropology, ed. [M]. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004, 311-327.
[11] Ellen Bialystok and Kenji Hakuta, In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second-Language Acquisition [M]. Basic Books, 1994.
[12] Vera da Silva Sinha, "The Ecology of Language in Education: A Pedagogy for Brazilian Schools" [J]. Language and Education, 2009, 23(4):315-331.
[13] Ana Cristina Ostermann and Ana Paula Peters, "The Ecolinguistics Approach to Environmental Education: A Systematic Review" [J].  Sustainability, 2021, 12(4):1835.
[14] Joanna Gołembiowska, "Teaching Ecolinguistics to Improve Students' Language Competence," in Learning Foreign Languages in Context: Innovative Approaches to Research and Teaching, ed. [M].Springer International Publishing, 2021, 113-128.

Sponsors, Associates, and Links

---

• Journal of Language Testing & Assessment
  
  
• Information and Knowledge Management
  
  
• Military and Armament Science
  
  
• Media and Communication Research
  
  
• Journal of Human Movement Science
  
  
• Art and Performance Letters
  
  
• Lecture Notes on History
  
  
• Philosophy Journal
  
  
• Science of Law Journal
  
  
• Journal of Political Science Research
  
  
• Journal of Sociology and Ethnology
  
  
• Advances in Broadcasting