Designing an Eco-Literate ESP Syllabus: Integrating Sustainability and Environmental Awareness into English for Fisheries Students

Isnawati, Uzlifatul Masruroh, Rohmah, Galuh Nur and Kholis, Adhan (2025) Designing an Eco-Literate ESP Syllabus: Integrating Sustainability and Environmental Awareness into English for Fisheries Students. Presented at International Conference on Islamic Education (ICIED) 2025, 27 Nov 2025, Malang.

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Abstract

This study proposes an eco-literate ESP syllabus tailored for
Fisheries Department students by integrating sustainability
principles and environmental awareness into English
instruction. Using the ESP course design model of Dudley-Evans
and St. John (1998), the paper outlines a systematic process
involving needs analysis, syllabus planning, material adaptation,
and evaluation. The needs analysis highlights learners’
communicative demands in sustainability-focused contexts such
as marine conservation, sustainable aquaculture, and the blue
economy. The syllabus adopts content-based and task-based
approaches, utilizing authentic environmental materials (e.g.,
research articles, policy documents, sustainability reports). Each
unit centers on eco-related discourse, marine ecology
vocabulary, and critical reflection on environmental ethics across
reading, writing, and speaking tasks. Existing studies seldom
address how environmental ethics, marine-related sustainability
content, and SDG-oriented competencies can be systematically
embedded into ESP courses targeting discipline-specific
communication needs. This study fills that gap by proposing a
structured eco-literate ESP syllabus that connects language
learning with environmental responsibility in the fisheries
context

Item Type:	Conference (Paper)
Keywords:	English for Specific Purposes (ESP); Eco-literacy; Sustainable Development; Fisheries Education; Environmental Awareness
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Galuh 085257478585 Rohmah
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2026 14:31

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