Part of a collection of practice guides to support Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education curated by Advance HE and QAA.

This practice guide explores ‘The Stories we Live By’, a free online course from the University of Gloucestershire that explores the role of language in promoting unsustainable behaviour and inspiring people to help build a more sustainable society. It is underpinned by ecolinguistics, which emphasises the importance of language in influencing how we think, talk and act. 

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The Stories we Live By: a free online course about sustainability and the role of language in shaping society

Published On: 24/11/2021

The Stories we Live By: a free online course about sustainability and the role of language in shaping society

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