Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina

Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina: Developing Sustainability Literacy in Spanish is an innovative interactive ebook integrating sustainability education with advanced Spanish language learning. The book is grounded in the Education for Sustainable Development pedagogy, which promotes learner-centered, contextualized, and collaborative approaches to teaching. By aligning with UNESCO’s 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, this ebook emphasizes the importance of sustainability literacy as an essential competency for the 21st century. Through a problem-based language learning approach, students engage with real-world sustainability issues, analyze complex problems, and propose actionable solutions—all while advancing their proficiency in Spanish.

The interactive ebook format allows students to read the text of each chapter and engage with digital learning activities—including vocabulary matching activities, comprehension questions, videos, and collaboration and small group activities—all within a single system.

Thematically, the ebook is centered on Latin America, a region rich in cultural diversity and at the forefront of global sustainability challenges. By focusing on this context, the textbook exposes students to pressing social, environmental, and economic issues affecting Latin American societies such as climate change, inequality, resource management, and migration. These topics are explored through authentic case studies, giving students a nuanced understanding of the region’s unique sustainability challenges and perspectives. Each learning unit is designed to provide students with content knowledge and the language skills needed to analyze, discuss, and propose solutions to sustainability problems.