On environmental education of future teachers of literature in the process of professional training: regional content

The article analyzes the research of scholars on the issue of environmental education of future teachers of Russian language and literature in the process of professional training taking into account modern realities. A pilot study was conducted to study the importance of eco-education and current environmental problems in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). The survey covered 52 students of the pedagogical direction of the Faculty of Philology. The results of the survey show that 71% of students have an idea of  ecology as a science that studies the interaction of living organisms with each other and their habitat; 59% are sure that climate change is due to the negative impact of humans on nature. In addition, the most pressing local environmental problems were identified, such as fires (57%), pollution of rivers, lakes, reservoirs (37%), poaching (9%), etc. It was revealed that only one fifth of students are ready to engage in environmental education of the younger generation in the future, in their professional activities. In this regard, the authors propose and describe the pedagogical experience of studying literary texts of regional authors who honor and respect national cultural values  in relation to the environment, within the framework of the disciplines of the “Module of educational activity”. Thus, the poem by M. D. Efimov “Ode to permafrost” is analyzed from the point of view of identifying the concept of “cold”, which is saturated with a large number of lexemes and phrases, including metaphorical ones. The authors emphasize that the concept of “cold” (in variations of “frost”, “winter”, “permafrost”) is an ecological resource for future generations in the context of preserving cultural and national identity.

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