Abstract
This chapter offers specific ideas for a way teachers can bring peace education to the ESL/EFL classroom by using the local linguistic landscape (LL) as a path towards social justice and peacebuilding both inside and outside of the classroom. Linguistic landscape is an overview of languages spoken in a given area as represented on publicly visible signs. While the approach focuses on the Israel-Palestine situation, the unit presented here is applicable in other shared spaces around the world. Our aim is to show how studying the LL in the region can bring about sociolinguistic and metacultural awareness, and thereby contribute to global citizenship. The chapter first presents a brief history of LL and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. After presenting the rationale for choosing LL as a catalyst for potential change, the chapter shares some lesson ideas created by Israeli teachers, which the authors extend the lesson ideas to include both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives. The chapter ends with some final thoughts about how to confront contentious topics in a region in conflict in our classrooms and beyond.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Creating Classrooms of Peace in English Language Teaching |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 117-134 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000576023 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367705817 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 selection and editorial matter, Barbara M. Birch; individual chapters, the contributors.
