In-Service Teachers' Challenges to Implementing an Approach to Critical Thinking and Critical Reading in Chile

Autor/in	Veliz, Leonardo
Titel	In-Service Teachers' Challenges to Implementing an Approach to Critical Thinking and Critical Reading in Chile
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 4 (2021) 3, S.161-173 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2621-6485
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Academic Language; Graduate Students; Masters Programs; Teacher Education Programs; Language Teachers; Student Attitudes; Critical Literacy; Teaching Methods; Critical Thinking; Educational Practices; Cultural Differences; Critical Reading; Social Differences; Compliance (Psychology); Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Schülerverhalten; Kritisches Lesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kritisches Denken; Bildungspraxis; Kultureller Unterschied; Sozialer Unterschied
Abstract	The present study reports on the challenges of implementing an approach to critical thinking and critical reading in English language teaching (ELT) in Chile. Participants in this research are in-service teachers of English enrolled in a Master's course in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in Chile. In order to develop and construct a thorough understanding of the participants' past and present academic literacy experiences, they were invited for one-to-one meetings (semi-structured interviews) where, rather than reminiscing about past literacy experiences, they were encouraged to engage in narratives about their experiences with and challenges of developing a socially critical awareness of literacy at university, and in their current teaching practices. Analysis of the participants' accounts revealed, first and foremost, the pervasive presence of literacy practices that reflect and favor a strong culture of compliance over critical reflection, and, secondly, great concerns about the lack of systematic preparation in English teacher education (ETE) programs to develop and implement a more critical stance toward critical thinking and critical reading. The paper concludes by interrogating and challenging current university practices that, based on the participants' views, seem to replicate a culture that reproduces both social and cultural inequalities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Kampus 4 UAD, Jl. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul Yogyakarta, 55166 Indonesia. e-mail: eltej@pbi.uad.ac.id; Web site: http://journal2.uad.ac.id/index.php/eltej/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01