MATERIALS FOR TEACHING ESP AS A MEANS TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' ETHICAL AWARENESS

The paper presents the case study of the evaluation and introduction of “An Ecomodernist Manifesto” in ESP classes. “An Ecomodernist Manifesto” is a 25-page essay written by 18 environmental scientists, activists, and scholars. The authors of the manifesto approve of urbanization, agricultural intensification, nuclear power, aquaculture, and desalination while they disapprove of suburbanization, low-yield farming, and many forms of renewable energy production. The manifesto was considered to be controversial and inspired much debate. Its critics' opinions varied from highly positive to strongly negative. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the content of the manifesto as a means to enhance ecological faculty students' environmental and ethical awareness in ESP classes.