Disseminating Sustainable Development Education in English language through individuals learning capabilities and institutional infrastructural initiatives

Abstract

The significance of the knowledge acquisition and knowledge transfer of Sustainable Development Education increase when their level of integration in the daily routine of the individuals is being evaluated. The complexity further enhances when such education is being given to the students whose first language is not English, however the mode and medium of such knowledge transfer in the higher education institution is English. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the significance of the intrinsic and extrinsic enablers of the sustainable development knowledge acquisition and its integration in the daily routine of the students whose first language is not English and the said education is being delivered in English Language. Following the survey research design, the data was collected from 349 students in the Sustainable Development Education course in the Chinese higher education institution and the hypothesis were assessed through the application of Structural Equation Modelling. The results reported the significant associations between all of the intrinsic and extrinsic predictors with the creation variables. Based on the findings, it has been recommended the development of the content should be made in the more simple and easy manner that are easy to comprehend by the students having English as foreign language.