Exploring Eco-Pedagogical Discourse at Secondary Level: A Comparative Analysis of PTB Vs. Oxford English Text Books

Abstract

The study aims to explore eco- pedagogical discourse in English textbooks designed by Punjab textbook board, taught in public and private schools of Punjab and Oxford Progressive English, taught in private schools of Punjab,Pakistan locally designed according to single national curriculum published in 2022. Ten textbooks from these two public and private publishers for secondary level were chosen as a sample of this study through the implementation of purposive sampling technique. While, the researcher employed categorization framework of EDA and transitivity system for the data analysis within a perspective to examine eco- pedagogical discourse to get awareness about language choices. The results revealed that eco-pedagogical discourse for the construction of positive viewpoint towards environment was incorporated in both publisher’s textbooks like natural resources and environmental education. Apart from that ecological texts of PTB was stands for anthropocentric connection between human and planet while OPE established this relationship between human and animal.