In our final episode, we draw together some of the main themes of this series and explore how language learning and the climate crisis should not be looked at in isolation, but rather how they are related to wider social justice issues. Renowne

Environmental writes

Aug 31st, 2021 48m 23s

In episode 9 we explore how the global climate crisis is represented in English language textbooks. From the practitioner side, the teacher, researcher and textbook writer George Jacobs explores how the climate crisis can successfully be integr

Present tense

Aug 17th, 2021 47m 20s

Anxiety about the climate is a serious and growing problem, in particular amongst young people. In Episode 8, Caroline Hickman from the Climate Psychology Alliance explores this phenomenon. She discusses how eco anxiety emerges, how it can affe

Natural language

Aug 3rd, 2021 50m 8s

Episode 7 is all about how language shapes our environment and how the environment shapes our language. In exploring this topic, we talk to two renowned academics working in this field. Firstly, we talk to Arran Stibbe, who guides us through th

Global Schooling

Jul 20th, 2021 51m 25s

The focus of episode 6 is on educational institutions themselves, and what they can do to promote climate literacy. Our first guest is Asha Alexander, the dynamic principal of a large kindergarten in Dubai and UN climate champion who is a pione

Greenhouse classes

Jul 6th, 2021 48m 58s

In episode 5, our attention shifts away from the ‘macro’ to focus more on the ‘micro’. In a double-length interview with Stephen Heppell, a world expert in online education and learning spaces, we explore how classrooms themselves can become mo

Where there’s a CLIL, there’s a way

Jun 22nd, 2021 43m 36s

Teaching materials are the focus of episode 4, specifically how we can maintain the right balance between content and language. To begin with, Aleksandra Zaparucha guides us through the world of CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning),

Language recycling

Jun 8th, 2021 48m 11s

Our attention in Episode 3 turns to the classroom, exploring what teaching and learning methods can effectively address the climate crisis. Scott Thornbury charts the history of ‘green pedagogy’, discussing what kind of teaching approaches are

Speaking youth – to power

May 25th, 2021 45m 40s

Young people are heavily affected by the climate crisis. It is they who will have the job of cleaning up the mess left by previous generations. Episode 2 talks to two young climate activists who have already made a significant impact in this ar

Taking the temperature

May 11th, 2021 45m

The opening episode of The Climate Connection considers what the ELT Community is already doing – and what it should be doing – about the climate crisis. The first interview is with Harry Kuchah Kuchah, President of the International Associatio

Trailer

The Climate Connection

May 6th, 2021 3m

The Climate Connection (#TheClimateConnection) is a new podcast series from the British Council which explores the relationship between the climate crisis and language education. Across the ten episodes, we’ll hear from a wide range of leading

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