Author : Nizar Kamal Ibrahim
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031041542
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis Critical Literacy Approach to English as a Foreign Language by : Nizar Kamal Ibrahim
Download or read book Critical Literacy Approach to English as a Foreign Language written by Nizar Kamal Ibrahim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses how to approach critical literacy in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts. It responds to the concerns of educators who get enthusiastic about teaching critical literacy, but become perplexed when they start reading about its theories. This causes some to avoid it altogether and leads others to argue for practicing it without theory. The book argues that both positions should be reconsidered and capitalizes on the notion of praxis, a notion introduced by Freire to explicate the various subtle connections between theory and practice. The book instills the theoretical assumptions of critical literacy with as little jargon as possible, with many practical illustrations. It will be of interest to graduate and undergraduate students, language teachers, program and material developers, researchers, and educational policy makers.