ERIC Number: EJ1107694
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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Critical Literacy through Initial Teacher Education in English
Stevens, David
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, v21 n1 p32-41 2014
In this paper, I seek to ascertain whether critical literacy may have an important and realisable place in current English pedagogy, having first tried to establish what is meant by critical literacy, and what its contexts are for my purposes here, including the nature of initial teacher education (ITE). The paper then reports and reflects on some experiences of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) English group in exploring elements of critical literacy, and focuses especially on two lessons taught by two members of the PGCE group. Whilst acknowledging that any conclusions must be tentative, I go on to propose that a synthesis may be possible between different traditions of English pedagogy to enable critical literacy more easily to flourish.
Descriptors: Critical Literacy, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Student Teachers, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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