On the Trail of Future’s Conscious English Teachers: Recycling and Zero-waste Awareness and Practices of ELT Students
Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu | Reyhan Ağçam | Muhammet Fatih Adıgüzel | Esin dündar | Tuçe Öztürk Karataş | Nebahat Badem | Özge Kutlu Demir
Sustainability in English Language Teaching (ELT) is a current paradigm that entails language education as a vehicle for empowering individuals to address environmental challenges on global platforms and to cultivate environmental consciousness and socially responsible mindsets. EFL teacher candidates have critical roles in shaping future generations’ habits for sustainability while teaching English as a lingua franca. As educators-in-training, their personal sustainability habits such as zero waste and recycling can reflect on their teaching strategies and set powerful examples for their students. This study aims to investigate EFL teacher candidates’ awareness and attitudes towards zero waste and recycling practices, and to highlight their role in promoting sustainability in education....
The Synergistic Effect of Cognitive and Emotional Intelligence in Foreign Language Learning: Concepts and Pedagogical Perspectives
Muzaffer Pınar Babanoğlu | Reyhan Ağçam | Muhammet Fatih Adıgüzel | Tuçe Öztürk Karataş | Esin Dündar
This conceptual review examines the synergistic relationship between cognitive intelligence and emotional intelligence in the context of second/ foreign language learning. This relationship is considered vital in terms of revealing the effects of these intelligences on language education from a pedagogical perspective. Cognitive intelligence involves analytical reasoning, memory, and linguistic aptitude which are all significant factors for understanding grammar, vocabulary and language structure. Contrarily, emotional intelligence comprises self awareness, empathy, motivation and social competence that play a pivotal role in effective communication, building confidence, and demonstrating cultural sensitivity. The dynamic interplay between cognitive and emotional intelligences consider...