Using a Critical Literacy Approach in the EFL Class

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  • Mariana Farralelli Department of English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3088

Keywords:

Critical literacy, Thinking skills, Power relations, Discourse

Abstract

Thinking critically is an ability which is to be developed in the EFL class as a result of the generalized process of globalization, immigration and poverty. It is essential for teachers to be aware of the fact that tolerance, dialogue among cultures and deconstruction of texts need to be exercised so that students can dissect dominant discourses and allow for diversity knocking down stereotypes. What follows is a detailed guide of all those aspects teachers should take into account if they are to indicate in their students a critical way to approach reality.

Key words: critical literacy, thinking skills, power relations, discourse

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3088

 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 26-31

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Author Biography

Mariana Farralelli, Department of English

Holds a BA in Communication Sciences

from Universidad de Buenos Aires and three postgraduate courses in Investigation Methodology. She has taught both at

secondary level and at higher education. She is currently a teacher at Lomas High School, a bilingual secondary school in Buenos Aires, and at Golden Crop English Teaching Centre,

where she also delivers classes on A Level Literature, IGCSE Sociology and IGCSE History. She works transdisciplinarily with approaches ranging from Discourse Analysis and

Linguistics to Cultural Studies and Gender Theory. Her research interests include Critical Literacy and how it can be applied in the ELT class.

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Farralelli, M. (2010). Using a Critical Literacy Approach in the EFL Class. Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 26–31. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3088

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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