Category Archives: Revolutionary Pedagogies

Freire’s Empowering Education

Freire believes that education is not neutral and does not take place in vacuum; it takes place in the context of people’s lives. Freire maintains that we need to ask the following questions: Who does education serve and for what … Continue reading

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Critical Literacy in EFL Context: An introduction for novices

by Snea Thinsan Language Education, School of Education, Indiana University, U.S.A. ======================================================= Accepted for persentation at ITMELT Conference in Hong Kong, but the conference was cancelled due to SARS outbreak. “Why did people create all these bad things, Dad?” Peuan, … Continue reading

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Teaching Philosophy

Snea Thinsan, Ph.D. My teaching philosophy is synthesized from a few decades of my teaching and life experiences. Essentially, I have learned that details associated with teaching vary according to many factors, such as the disciplines and their structures (i.e. … Continue reading

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Critical Thinking: A course I designed and taught

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A Plain Talk about Literacy, Literacies and Critical Literacy?

A  Plain Talk about Literacy, Literacies and Critical Literacy? by Snea Thinsan Language Education Department, Education, Indiana University Literacy and Literacies It is probably safe to assume that prominent authors in education see literacy existing in wider contexts beyond just … Continue reading

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Critical Consumers of the News

Critical Consumers of the News Paul Richard Manipulating critical consumers of the news is difficult because: They study alternative perspectives and world views, learning how to interpret events from multiple viewpoints. They seek understanding and insight through multiple sources of … Continue reading

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Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy: Similarities, Differences and Critiques

Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy: Similarities, Differences and Critiques Snea Thinsan Language Education Department, School of Education, Indiana University Introduction New to the critical literacy field, I was overwhelmed by the diverse uses of the word ‘critical’ in different contexts. … Continue reading

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What I learned & reflected during 2002-2009

I see critical pedagogy at the core of endeavors that lead to several sub-fields, such as critical literacy, multicultural education, diversity education, school reforms, feminism, and the latest version of critical thinking. Pedagogy that can help change the status quo, … Continue reading

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