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Bridging global goals and local contexts

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines ways to integrate social justice and human rights education into international university courses taught through English as a foreign language (EFL) and content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in Japanese universities. Grounded in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this study connects these goals to human rights issues to create culturally relevant, student-centered lessons that develop intercultural and linguistic competence while raising awareness of diversity, equity, and social justice. Drawing on classroom observations, material trials, and surveys, this paper proposes a framework for designing curricula that link global social justice themes, such as gender equality and climate justice, with local contexts and student experiences.

Source: Journal of International Students

DOI: 10.32674/28zzev43

Authors: Robert Sheridan, Kathryn Tanaka

Institutions: Kindai University, University of Hyogo

Language: English

Topic: Second Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Linguistics and Language

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science