Iranian EFL Teachers’ Voices on the Pedagogy of Word and World
Abstract: Critical pedagogy (CP) with the eventual aim of creating changes in society towards the socially just world rests upon the premise that language learning is understood as a sociopolitical event. Schools and classrooms are not merely seen as the neutral and apolitical sites or oxymoron of transmitting taken-for-granted knowledge and common sense to students but rather as the political and democratic sites in which teachers, through praxis-oriented activities, furnish opportunities for students to critically question oppressive systems, hierarchies, and sociopolitical inequalities. Through the connection of word to the world, or the relationship between classroom learning and students’ lived experiences and worlds, teachers can create social transformation and empowerment in the marginalized students’ lives. However, teachers as the transformative intellectuals can facilitate this transformative process only if they are equipped with the critical theories, theoretical underpinni.... http://www.jsse.org/index.php/jsse/article/view/766
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Iranian EFL Teachers’ Voices on the Pedagogy of Word and World ; volume:14 ; number:4 ; day:26 ; month:02 ; year:2016
Journal of social science education ; 14, Heft 4 (26.02.2016)
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Safari, Parvin
Rashidi, Nasser
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10.4119/jsse-766
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019011816154876796197
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Safari, Parvin
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