scholarly journals Living and Learning in the Global Village

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-115
Author(s):  
Gene Burdenuk
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Critical Multiculturalism ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
Education Agenda

This paper begins with a discussion of some of the promises and pitfalls confronting education in the Information Age. After exploring the business motivation that drives the education agenda and examining what some futurists are calling the end of the job, we identify four principles or themes that could help transform education as we approach the millennium. We argue that critical literacy, connectivity, creating a civil society and critical multiculturalism can foster an educational system that could resolve economic, cultural and social inequities. The information highway offers unprecedented opportunities for educators to create collaborative learning environments that will stimulate critical thinking skills and academic excellence among all students.

scholarly journals Literature and critical literacy pedagogy in the EFL classroom: Towards a model of teaching critical thinking skills

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 677-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Bobkina ◽  
Svetlana Stefanova
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Rudyard Kipling ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
Critical Literacy Pedagogy

Drawing on the numerous benefits of integrating literature in the EFL classroom, the present paper argues that the analysis of a fictional work in the process of foreign language acquisition offers a unique opportunity for students to explore, interpret, and understand the world around them. The paper presents strong evidence in favour of reader-centered critical reading as a means of encouraging observation and active evaluation not only of linguistic items, but also of a variety of meanings and viewpoints. The authors propose a model of teaching critical thinking skills focused on the reader’s response to a literary work. The practical application of the method, which adopts the critical literacy approach as a tool, is illustrated through a series of activities based on the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling.

scholarly journals Critical Literacy Approach in the teaching of literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
H. Halimah
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Critical Awareness ◽  
Paired Samples ◽  
Experimental Group

This paper presents experimental results about the use of the Critical Literacy Approach (CLA) in literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories. The purpose of the study is to find better teaching strategies to improve students’ critical thinking skills and critical awareness to comprehend the conditions of the world, including social relationships involving disproportionate power relations. This study uses the randomized pretest-posttest control group design (RPPCGD), which is a randomized design by giving pretest and posttest to the experimental group (CLA) and control group (expository). The effect of both teaching strategies is calculated through the difference between the pretest and posttest of both groups. This research involved 170 students in the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature Education of an education university in Indonesia. The results are presented in the form of analytical descriptions of paired samples test and paired samples correlations of each group. The results show that students who did a short story analysis with CLA had significantly increased critical thinking skills and critical awareness compared to students of expository strategy. The average posttest of the experimental group is 80.33, which is considerably higher than the control group, with an average of 76.13. The average increase in skills (posttest-pretest) of the experimental group is 38.71 points, and the control groups have an average increase of 31.19 points. Therefore, it is clear that the teaching of literary appreciation using Indonesian short stories with CLA is effective. The use of CLA strategies in increasing students’ critical thinking skills and critical awareness through literary appreciation of Indonesian short stories shows positive results. The results of this study can contribute to the field of learning design with new ideas to improve critical thinking skills and critical awareness of Indonesian students through effective short story analysis or fictional prose analysis.

Fostering Critical Thinking Using Instructional Strategies in English Classes

2019 ◽  
pp. 299-316
Author(s):  
Şenol Orakcı ◽  
Mehmet Durnali ◽  
Osman Aktan
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
Critical Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
English Classes

The aim of the chapter is to provide both theoretical and practical ideas about critical thinking development within English language teaching contexts. Encouraging language learners to be critical thinkers is important in teaching English as a foreign language. However, achieving the goal remains a challenge. Using various strategies together seem to be effective when properly implemented. Therefore this chapter outlines these strategies which include communicative language tasks, using authentic meaningful texts, using critical literacy, being aware of whole-brain learning, adopting a reflective teaching, enabling students to become autonomous, using explicit instruction, teacher questioning, using active and cooperative learning strategies, using literature in English classes, using creative drama, and adopting self-assessment. Teachers can enable learners to have critical thinking skills and more efficient English lessons by combining these strategies in a new way or by designing critical thinking activities in the classroom.

Teachers' and Students' Role in the Learner-Centered Classrooms

2021 ◽  
pp. 800-813
Author(s):  
Angelina Popyeni Amushigamo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Role Of Teachers

Prior to Namibia's independence in 1990, the role of the teacher in an educational environment has been defined as the transmission of information to students, and the teacher was regarded as the all-knowing person in the classroom, who slavishly followed the textbook in transmitting the subject matter to the students. In some cases, the teacher did not understand the subject matter that he/she transmitted to students. Therefore, there was no explanation of what was being taught. Students had to sit passively and listen to the teacher; learn by memorization (rote learning), and recall the transmitted information. This study explored perceptions of the role of teachers and students in learner-centered classrooms in a primary school in Namibia. Learner-centered teachers create learning environments that promote students' active engagement with learning and develop critical thinking skills.

scholarly journals Utilizing Learners’ Linguistic Landscape as a Pedagogical Resource in the Translation Classroom: A case study in the Sultanate of Oman

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Algryani ◽  
Syerina Syahrin
Keyword(s):  
Critical Literacy ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Linguistic Landscape ◽  
Language Awareness ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Potential Benefits

The study investigates learners’ awareness of their linguistic landscape (LL) and perspectives on the use of LL as part of classroom teaching and learning. It also examines the course instructor’s pedagogical perspective on the use of LL. The study aims to explore the potential benefits of utilizing bilingual public signage representing translational content to develop translation students’ critical literacy, language awareness, and translation skills through reflecting on the use of LL as a teaching and learning material. The study is significant as it addresses the gap in the literature on the use of LL to promote students’ critical literacy, language awareness, and translation skills in the EFL context of Oman. The samples of the study are 58 participants enrolled in undergraduate translation courses at Dhofar University. The data collection methods used in the study consist of focus group discussions, online surveys, and teacher’s retrospective reflection. The quantitative data were analyzed by IBM SPSS V26, while the qualitative data were analyzed by common themes that emerged from students’ feedback and teacher’s reflection. The findings of the study showed positive outcomes on the use of LL as a teaching and learning resource such as improved language awareness, language proficiency, translation skills, creativity, and critical thinking skills. The implication of the study is to draw attention to the existing quality of the learners’ LL and invite them to actively and responsibly participate in improving the linguistic landscapes of their local communities.

scholarly journals Socratic Self-examination and Its Application to Academic Advising

2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
Marlene S. Kuhtmann
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Academic Advising ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Socratic Method ◽  
Socratic Questioning ◽  
Self Examination

Nussbaum (1998) proposed that Socratic activity is a worthwhile pursuit with regard to academic advising relationships. While it offers the promise of certain benefits, such as the development of critical thinking skills, Socratic activity arguably cannot be universally applied to all advising relationships. In presenting and analyzing issues related to the Socratic method, I offer support for a model of quasi-Socratic activity in advising as first identified by Hagen (1994). Referred to as “beneficial dialectic,” it can function from a more contextual standpoint than the traditional Socratic questioning method because through it advisors can consider factors such as level of student development, learning environments, and individual proclivities.

Critical Thinking, Instruction, and Professional Development for Schools in the Digital Age

2016 ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
Howard V. Coleman ◽  
Jeremy Dickerson ◽  
Dennis Dotterer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Critical Thinking Instruction

This chapter presents theories, issues and practices for creating effective, technologically rich learning environments in schools. In the digital age, teachers and school leaders must work together to ensure the development of higher level critical thinking skills for students. Using Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of Knowledge and Webb's Depth of Knowledge as theoretical guides, this chapter discusses how teachers may move towards more flexible, student-centered instructional models rather than traditional teacher-centered methodologies. Guiding questions are presented to assist teachers in determining what to consider when designing technology-enhanced instruction to promote higher level critical thinking skills. Topics include a review of technological factors influencing technology integration, modifications of teacher practices to best match the changing culture in K-12 classrooms, examinations of pedagogical practices in techno-centric classrooms, current and future professional development needs for teachers, and the importance of assessment and evaluation in monitoring the effectiveness of instructional practices in 21st Century learning environments.

Teachers' and Students' Role in the Learner-Centered Classrooms

2017 ◽  
pp. 145-158
Author(s):  
Angelina Popyeni Amushigamo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Transmission Of Information ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Role Of Teachers

Prior to Namibia's independence in 1990, the role of the teacher in an educational environment has been defined as the transmission of information to students, and the teacher was regarded as the all-knowing person in the classroom, who slavishly followed the textbook in transmitting the subject matter to the students. In some cases, the teacher did not understand the subject matter that he/she transmitted to students. Therefore, there was no explanation of what was being taught. Students had to sit passively and listen to the teacher; learn by memorization (rote learning), and recall the transmitted information. This study explored perceptions of the role of teachers and students in learner-centered classrooms in a primary school in Namibia. Learner-centered teachers create learning environments that promote students' active engagement with learning and develop critical thinking skills.

Critical Thinking, Instruction, and Professional Development for Schools in the Digital Age

2017 ◽  
pp. 1235-1254
Author(s):  
Howard V. Coleman ◽  
Jeremy Dickerson ◽  
Dennis Dotterer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Depth Of Knowledge ◽  
Critical Thinking Instruction

This chapter presents theories, issues and practices for creating effective, technologically rich learning environments in schools. In the digital age, teachers and school leaders must work together to ensure the development of higher level critical thinking skills for students. Using Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of Knowledge and Webb's Depth of Knowledge as theoretical guides, this chapter discusses how teachers may move towards more flexible, student-centered instructional models rather than traditional teacher-centered methodologies. Guiding questions are presented to assist teachers in determining what to consider when designing technology-enhanced instruction to promote higher level critical thinking skills. Topics include a review of technological factors influencing technology integration, modifications of teacher practices to best match the changing culture in K-12 classrooms, examinations of pedagogical practices in techno-centric classrooms, current and future professional development needs for teachers, and the importance of assessment and evaluation in monitoring the effectiveness of instructional practices in 21st Century learning environments.

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