Abstract: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) emphasizes the need for stimulating a holistic, integrated, and interdisciplinary approach to developing the knowledge and skills needed for a sustainable future as well as changes in values, behavior, and lifestyles. The United Nations (UN) Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) 2005-2014 states that "Universities must function as places of research and learning for sustainable development" (UNESCO 2005). While encouraging the universities to adopt sustainable practices, the department also sees curriculum development as an important aspect in higher education with the opportunity to create informed graduates who are knowledgeable about sustainability and can influence others. An effective English language curriculum will play an important role in promoting sustainability literacy among engineering undergraduates. It will not only raise awareness about sustainable development but also give them the skills to put sustainable development into practice globally and regionally. This paper shows how English language teaching, with a curriculum that has sustainability as a subject, can help in teaching sustainable development to engineering graduates.
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