Land Art in the English Class: A Proposal of Environmental Awareness Activities through Holistic Methods

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Autor principal: Mejías González, Ivannia
Formato: Online
Idioma:spa
Publicado: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2018
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/nuevohumanismo/article/view/9262
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spelling REVNUEVOHUM92622024-04-08T19:18:38Z Land Art in the English Class: A Proposal of Environmental Awareness Activities through Holistic Methods Mejías González, Ivannia suggestopedia land art environmental awareness. Land art in the English class is a proposal to promote environmental awareness in a group of 30 students from the Integrated English Course Three at Sección Regional Huetar Norte y Caribe, National University Sarapiqui Campus, Costa Rica. The base of this proposal is the development of class activities under the concepts of the Suggestopedia methodology, by Georgi Lozanov, and some aspects of the holistic approach. This proposal responds to the necessity of encouraging the topic of Mother Earth and its importance. Environmental awareness is a fundamental attitude to start changing actions. Suggestopedia proposes to enable students to learn a language in a relaxing atmosphere, full of stimuli that liberate them from the restrictive influences and rigor that more traditional classroom settings usually have (Chastain, 1988, p.104; cited in Omaggio, 1993, p.117). The group of students previously mentioned attended a class where the atmosphere was comfortable and relaxing. To stimulate the senses, the teacher used attractive pictures, colorful card phrases related to the topic, baroque music, videos, songs, soft aroma, and, finally, the contact with nature elements to express a message. As a result, many students had positive reactions toward the class activities. They considered this class methodology different, more interesting, and more meaningful than the traditional classes. They felt more motivated and less stressed to express themselves in English. Students produced some posters and land art videos to express their concerns, feelings, and reflections regarding the environmental topic. In conclusion, this group could give an environmental message in English in a satisfactory way. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2018-05-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Sección arbritrada por pares text/html https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/nuevohumanismo/article/view/9262 10.15359/rnh.5-1.4 New Humanism Journal; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Revista Nuevo Humanismo Revista Nuevo Humanismo; Vol. 5 Núm. 1 (2017): Revista Nuevo Humanismo Revista Novo Humanismo; v. 5 n. 1 (2017): Revista Nuevo Humanismo 2215-4078 1405-0234 spa https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/nuevohumanismo/article/view/9262/13642 https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/nuevohumanismo/article/view/9262/13643 Derechos de autor 2018 Revista Nuevo Humanismo
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Land Art in the English Class: A Proposal of Environmental Awareness Activities through Holistic Methods
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