Exploring The Relationship Between Ecological and Critical Literacy Levels of Preservice English Language Teachers
Abstract
In the globalized world, numerous skills are needed for 21st-century language teachers, ranging from digital literacy to ecological literacy and critical literacy. This study investigated the relationship between preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills. The study adopted the quantitative survey method to accomplish this aim. The analyses showed that a slight correlation existed between preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills. The role of gender, age, and academic success (GPA) in the preservice ELT teachers' ecological and critical literacy skills was the second focus of the current study. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between female and male participants in favour of the female participants in terms of ecological literacy. As for the other variables, the results showed that there was no connection among these literacy types, and these variables did not play a crucial role in the participants' ecological and critical literacy skills.
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