Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ544513
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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A Critical Approach to Critical Thinking in TESOL.
Atkinson, Dwight
TESOL Quarterly, v31 n1 p71-94 Spr 1997
Argues that teachers of English as a Second Language should be cautious in using critical thinking pedagogies in the classroom. Notes that critical thinking is a social practice attracting criticism for being exclusive and that skills related to critical thinking are culturally based and do not seem to transfer beyond a narrow instructional context. (99 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Anthropological Linguistics, Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Context Effect, Critical Thinking, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Negative Attitudes, Personal Autonomy, Second Language Instruction, Skill Development, Socialization, Sociolinguistics, Teaching Methods, Transfer of Training
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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