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TEANGA AN GHRÁ / THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE

Module code: EDF485
Credits: 2.5
Semester: Year-Long
Department: FROEBEL EDUCATION
International:
Coordinator: Dr Máire Nic an Bhaird (FROEBEL EDUCATION), Laoise Ní Chleirigh (FROEBEL EDUCATION)

	Overview
	The Language of Love/ Teanga an Ghrá elective will focus on the feeling of empathy and love and how this can be manifested in stewardship of the environment. An awareness of how our words can impact on human behaviour with regard to environmental issues such as food waste and the fight against single use plastic will be explored. The elective will be conducted through the lens of a Froebelian Ecofeminist philosophy. The sessions will include digital learning, indoor and outdoor activities, and environmental detective work in and out of the classroom in a participatory research approach. This elective will equip the students with a store of project content and language and literacy ideas across the SESE and language curricula. The participants will also trace a historical timeline of environmental awareness using significant figures in Irish and world history. We will follow in the environmental footsteps of Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s first President, due to his fervent love for the natural world and rugged Irish landscape. Aspects of this, he maintained, can only be truly described through the Irish language. This elective will help to unlock this aspect of our national psyche - our love of the land so often culturally reinforced by our language. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the Sustainable Development Goals, The Ethics of Care and the SESE strand of Environmental Awareness and Care. The Language of Love/ Teanga an Ghrá will be a bilingual elective, providing students with resources and the language to conduct dynamic CLIL lessons in SESE. This elective embraces a pedagogy of Community Engaged Learning and the importance of increasing biodiversity and nurturing the biophilia response.

Overview

The Language of Love/ Teanga an Ghrá elective will focus on the feeling of empathy and love and how this can be manifested in stewardship of the environment. An awareness of how our words can impact on human behaviour with regard to environmental issues such as food waste and the fight against single use plastic will be explored. The elective will be conducted through the lens of a Froebelian Ecofeminist philosophy.

The sessions will include digital learning, indoor and outdoor activities, and environmental detective work in and out of the classroom in a participatory research approach. This elective will equip the students with a store of project content and language and literacy ideas across the SESE and language curricula. The participants will also trace a historical timeline of environmental awareness using significant figures in Irish and world history. We will follow in the environmental footsteps of Douglas Hyde, Ireland’s first President, due to his fervent love for the natural world and rugged Irish landscape. Aspects of this, he maintained, can only be truly described through the Irish language. This elective will help to unlock this aspect of our national psyche - our love of the land so often culturally reinforced by our language. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the Sustainable Development Goals, The Ethics of Care and the SESE strand of Environmental Awareness and Care. The Language of Love/ Teanga an Ghrá will be a bilingual elective, providing students with resources and the language to conduct dynamic CLIL lessons in SESE. This elective embraces a pedagogy of Community Engaged Learning and the importance of increasing biodiversity and nurturing the biophilia response.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Demonstrate how feelings of empathy and love towards the natural world support sustainable development education, particularly when approaching SESE and sustainable development education through a Froebelian and Ecofeminist lens. Understand how working groups around the world are making ‘waste’ valuable (valorising waste) and use this knowledge to develop stimulating lessons plans for SESE Show an awareness of how our words can impact on human behaviour with regard to environmental issues Demonstrate an understanding of the application of the Sustainable Development Goals, The Ethics of Care and the SESE strand of Environmental Awareness and Care in educational resources Critically choose resources and use the appropriate professional language to conduct dynamic CLIL lessons in SESE Engage with their local community with regard to climate action.

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Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Written permission from Department Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Froebel Education Department.