Emile Bellewes is Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at Linköping University, Sweden.

This book is an innovative and fundamental contribution connecting ecolinguistics, language education and pedagogy of responsibility. Focusing on language and semiosis as instantiating cultural narratives and their influence on the living world, the volume engages scholars, educators and students to reflect on the transformative power of ecolinguistics for ecojustice education - Maria Bortoluzzi, Associate Professor, The University of Udine, Italy

• Introduction1. Situating Ecolinguistics within the Humanities as a Form of Environmental Pedagogy Mental Models2. Critical Approaches and Perspectives on Language and the Natural World 3. Ecolinguistics4. Cultural Narratives and our Relationship with the Living World 5. Paulo Freire and Critical Pedagogy 6. Ecopedagogy 7. Ecojustice Education and Pedagogy of Responsibility 8. Creating Tasks for Eco-Critical Language Awareness 9. Setting out the Conceptual and Pedagogical Foundations for Working with Critical Language Awareness and Ecolinguistics in the Classroom ConclusionReferencesIndex

Emile Bellewes is Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at Linköping University, Sweden.

This book is an innovative and fundamental contribution connecting ecolinguistics, language education and pedagogy of responsibility. Focusing on language and semiosis as instantiating cultural narratives and their influence on the living world, the volume engages scholars, educators and students to reflect on the transformative power of ecolinguistics for ecojustice education - Maria Bortoluzzi, Associate Professor, The University of Udine, Italy

• Introduction1. Situating Ecolinguistics within the Humanities as a Form of Environmental Pedagogy Mental Models2. Critical Approaches and Perspectives on Language and the Natural World 3. Ecolinguistics4. Cultural Narratives and our Relationship with the Living World 5. Paulo Freire and Critical Pedagogy 6. Ecopedagogy 7. Ecojustice Education and Pedagogy of Responsibility 8. Creating Tasks for Eco-Critical Language Awareness 9. Setting out the Conceptual and Pedagogical Foundations for Working with Critical Language Awareness and Ecolinguistics in the Classroom ConclusionReferencesIndex

Emile Bellewes is Lecturer of English Language and Linguistics at Linköping University, Sweden.

This book is an innovative and fundamental contribution connecting ecolinguistics, language education and pedagogy of responsibility. Focusing on language and semiosis as instantiating cultural narratives and their influence on the living world, the volume engages scholars, educators and students to reflect on the transformative power of ecolinguistics for ecojustice education - Maria Bortoluzzi, Associate Professor, The University of Udine, Italy

• Introduction1. Situating Ecolinguistics within the Humanities as a Form of Environmental Pedagogy Mental Models2. Critical Approaches and Perspectives on Language and the Natural World 3. Ecolinguistics4. Cultural Narratives and our Relationship with the Living World 5. Paulo Freire and Critical Pedagogy 6. Ecopedagogy 7. Ecojustice Education and Pedagogy of Responsibility 8. Creating Tasks for Eco-Critical Language Awareness 9. Setting out the Conceptual and Pedagogical Foundations for Working with Critical Language Awareness and Ecolinguistics in the Classroom ConclusionReferencesIndex