International Conference: language education for sustainable development

Lan Thi Huong Nguyen is a senior lecturer at Hanoi National University of Education. Her PhD research focused on evaluative language using Appraisal Theory. She was an Endeavour Research Fellow (2018) and a SUSI global educator (2024). Her interests include TESOL, technology in teaching, and genre-based pedagogy.

Ngan Thi Kim Nguyen is currently working as a lecturer at the Linguistics Department, Faculty of English, Hanoi National University of Education. She obtained her Master degree in Teaching English Methodology and is now a PhD student in linguistics. She has published several academic articles in prestigious journals, and her research interests include: Discourse Analysis, Conceptual Metaphor and Contrastive Linguistics.

Ha Thi Thu Nguyen is a lecturer of ESPD, Hanoi University. She obtained PhD degree in Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics at Vietnam Graduate Academy of Social Sciences. Her research focuses on linguistics and ESL language teaching. She has published the English book and some articles related to her teaching and researching.

Vietnam's general education curriculum has undergone innovation, changing the way textbooks are used across all subject areas (Ministry of Education and Training, 2018). Academic specialists design textbooks in accordance with the curriculum framework that the authority has provided, leading to the scenario where there are several textbooks to be utilized for the same curriculum. In addition, sustainable development education integrated into curricula and textbooks has not been extensively studied in Vietnam. Therefore, this research paper examines how issues related to sustainable developed are represented in four representative new English textbooks for grade 10 used in Vietnamese classrooms. The current research adopted the content analysis framework by Mohammadnia & Moghadam (2019) which was developed based on the UNESCO Roadmap for Implementing the Global Action Program on ESD (2014) and the Earth Charter (2000). The results revealed that in the 14 areas of sustainable education discussed, four textbooks demonstrate the greatest focus across various domains. "English 10: Global Success" primarily addresses pollution. "English 10: C21" emphasizes collaborative problem solving and peaceful living. "English 10: Explore New World" centers on biodiversity, while "English 10: Bright" focuses on technology. All four textbooks show the least emphasis on three themes: natural disasters, poverty, and renewable energy resources. The research findings assist educators in selecting more relevant teaching materials that enhance students' awareness of sustainable development issues.

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