ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES IN PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS' EDUCATION

Aim. The aim of the research is to explore the possibility of integrating Sciences and Humanities in the Faculty of Education using Ecocriticism books and literary workshops with didactic activities of an interdisciplinary nature. Methods. The experiment was carried out with 100 students of the Faculty of Education of the University of Valencia from the subjects Natural Sciences for Teachers and Literary Training for Teachers, where different didactic activities around two literary works, a novel and a short story, were proposed. Results. After the activities, the vast majority of the students consider that Literature can help in the learning of Science. 41.7% of the students of Literary Training for Teachers and 62.5% of Natural Sciences for Teachers consider the integration of Sciences and Humanities in class "very important"; and 55.6% and 29.2% "quite important". More than 90% of the students said they were "very" or "quite" conscious of sustainability and environmental protection, although the percentages vary slightly between the two classes. Conclusion. With this study we have shown that Ecocriticism and Education are two interlinked concepts, in the same way that literature and society are. The use of the socializing function of literature is when we can have greater educational performance in the current classroom, because it allows the students to connect their reality with the texts. These ecocriticism works are a thorn rst-order didactic resource to raise awareness about environmental and sustainability problems in pre-service teachers that will transmit the message to their future students.