Sustainability and Teacher Education- What should we be thinking about?

by Christopher Graham

Abstract

Sustainability is rapidly becoming a buzzword in ELT globally, and this talk will

explore three themes.

Firstly we will attempt to define sustainability in the ELT context and then explore the

role of teacher educators in both helping teachers to embed sustainability in their

work, and to being sustainable in themselves. The third part of the talk will ask

participants to outline work they are doing in the area and to consider what some of

the barriers they have encountered are.

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Bio

Christopher Graham is a freelance ELT consultant and author based in the UK. He

has worked in over 30 countries for the British Council, ministries of education and

international publishers. He works extensively on Monitoring, Evaluation and

Learning projects and CPD design and delivery. He has a specific interest in

teaching contexts in fragile and fractured societies, in the design and delivery of

train-the-trainer courses, and in the role that ELT has in engaging with sustainability.

He is President of IATEFL, and chairs the Board of Trustees, and the Publications

Committee

Recent publications include:

Sustainability in ELT, (contributing co-editor), Balkan University Press, due Q4 2025.

Chapter on sustainability in pre-service teacher training.

Training the Trainer – A Resource Book for ELT Professionals, Garnet Education,

2025.

Adaptable English Language Teaching, Taylor and Francis, 2024. Chapter on

classroom management.

Climate action in language education. Activities for low resource classrooms. with

Bilsborough, K, Barber D and Kral, T, British Council, 2022.

50 Ways to be a Greener Teacher. Wayzgoose Press, 2022.

21st Century Skills in the ELT Classroom – A Guide for Teachers. (contributing

editor) Garnet Education, 2020.

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