EXPLORING RURAL INDONESIAN STUDENTS’ AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH ENGLISH EDUCATION

Masagus Aditya Putra Intadani, Rita Inderawati

Abstract


This study examines students’ awareness and understanding of climate change through English language learning in a rural senior high school. Using a descriptive quantitative design, 200 students from grades X–XII at SMA Negeri 1 Jejawi completed a 15-item Likert-scale online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using mean scores and standard deviations. Results show that students have a relatively high level of awareness, especially regarding climate change as a global issue, its human causes, and environmental impacts presented in English materials. However, their understanding varies, particularly in higher-order skills such as distinguishing climate from weather, summarizing solution-based texts, and expressing opinions in English. Overall, while English learning supports awareness, greater instructional support is needed to enhance deeper conceptual understanding in rural EFL contexts.


Keywords


awareness; climate change education; English language teaching; rural EFL context: understanding

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32502/ecj.v10i1.10750

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