• S1 Episode 4 - Extinction Rebellion

  • Sep 22 2020
  • Length: 16 mins
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S1 Episode 4 - Extinction Rebellion

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  • Julietta Schoenmann tells us about her ongoing teacher-activism in response to the climate emergency. GISIG: gisig.iatefl.org JOIN: iatefl.org/get-involved/membership RESOURCES: https://rebellion.global/ https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/gretathunbergsweden/ https://friendsoftheearth.uk/ https://350.org/ https://michaelmann.net/ https://www.monbiot.com/ https://naomiklein.org/ QUESTIONS 01:40 Why is the climate crisis such an important issue for you personally? 02:24 Could you tell us a little about how the language of climate activism has changed and why this is important to the cause? 04:57 Who do you think is driving this change in the language? 05:15 Do you raise these linguistic changes with students in class? 05:27 How do we contribute to the climate emergency as an industry? 06:50 What do you think about the way that the climate emergency has been presented in ELT coursebooks? 08:20 Could you tell us a little about Extinction Rebellion (XR) and what it aims to achieve? 11:33 Is XR a global movement? Does it have a presence in the Global South? 14:14 Has XR made any inroads into education? 15:47 What does the symbol of XR represent? 16:42 Is direct action the best way to bring about positive social or environmental change? 21:20 What can we in ELT learn from the work of XR? 23:15 What would you say to those who might feel overwhelmed by the scale of the climate emergency? 26:48 What are the dangers of denying the science on climate change? 28:50 How can we help students to fact check? 30:45 What action can individual teachers take to reduce their impact on the environment? DISCLAIMER Views expressed in The Global Issues Podcast or other GISIG publications are not necessarily those of the editor(s), of the IATEFL GISIG, of IATEFL or its staff or trustees.
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