TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE INTEGRATION: A NEW MODEL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PUBLISHED

Raul PAȘCALĂU1, Florin IMBREA1, Laura ȘMULEAC1, Sorin Mihai STANCIU1, Cosmin SĂLĂȘAN1 1 University of Life Sciences” King Mihai I” from Timisoara laurasmuleac@usvt.ro
The rising importance of environmental issues calls for a new way of teaching, especially in universities that need to prepare future leaders. Sustainability, which includes environmental, social, and economic factors, should be part of the course content to help students understand it. This essay suggests a new model that connects language with scientific study, creating a mix of subjects that improves critical thinking and teamwork skills. By making sustainability a focus rather than a side topic, this model aims to create graduates who are knowledgeable about the environment and ready to tackle difficult global problems. Using language to explain scientific ideas helps students express and promote sustainable practices better, thus closing the gap between theory and application. This introduction lays the groundwork for a detailed look at these methods and what they might mean for future teaching approaches. Mixing language and science is very important for a full understanding of sustainability, especially in universities. By combining language skills with science exploration, students can explain complex sustainability problems and solutions more clearly. This approach helps improve critical thinking and gives learners the communication skills needed to work effectively in different areas. the changing educational landscape, especially with blended learning techniques, emphasises the need to mix language with science education so that learning languages helps understand science better. In the end, this complete structure gets students ready to tackle sustainability problems with the right knowledge and skills, creating a generation of knowledgeable global citizens.
sustainability, languages, science, model, higher education, students
agronomy
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