Critical Language Pedagogy Flashcards
Critical Language Pedagogy
Critical pedagogy
A ______ that focuses on the ways in which ______ ______ in ______ ______ - how l ______ ______ ______ create forms of ______ that ______ ______, and how the ______ can be a place of ______ to those ______ rather than ______ a ______ where the ______ ______ of ______ gets ______.
A movement that focuses on the ways in which power circulates in educational settings - how larger power structures create forms of oppression that become internalized, and how the classroom can be a place of resistance to those processes rather than simply a place where the present order of things gets reproduced.
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Conscientization
______ term for the ______ of ______ ______ . The term combines “ ______ “ (becoming ______ of the ______ that ______ ______ ) and “ ______ “ (becoming ______ ______ , moving from being a ______ ______ to a ______ ______ ).
Freire’s term for the goal of critical pedagogy. The term combines “consciousness” (becoming aware of the injustices that structure society) and “conscience” (becoming morally committed, moving from being a passive observer to a committed agent).
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Paulo Freire (Educator)
*Said that most education is ______ - teachers make _______ _____ in ______ ______. - and is concerned with ______ - ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
* He wanted education for ______ - making people ______ of the ______ ______ their ______ ______ and ______ ______ to ______ ______. He became the father of the movement called ______ ______.
*Said that most education is “banking education” - teachers make deposits in passive learners. - and is concerned with socialization - making people fit their society. But what if society is unjust?
* He wanted education for conscientization - making people conscious of the forces constructing their social surroundings and leading them to seek change. He became the father of the movement called Critical Pedagogy.
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Socialization
The process by which _______ and _______ _______ _______ to _______ _______ _______ existing _______ _______ and _______, making them _______ members of society. _______ _______ sees this (rather than learning per se) as being a _______ _______ of _______ _______, and sees this as a _______. The contrast is _______, which seeks to help learners to _______ unjust existing structures as _______.
The process by which schools and families teach children to fit in with existing social structures and practices, making them “well-adjusted” members of society. Critical pedagogy sees this (rather than learning per se) as being a prime function of existing schools, and sees this as a problem. The contrast is conscientization, which seeks to help learners to see unjust existing structures as problematic.
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Problem Posing
An emphasis in _______ pedagogy. Freire sought to present the _______ _______ to him or her in a way that posed it as a _______ and _______ him or her to _______ _______ at _______ the _______.
An emphasis in Freire’s pedagogy. Freire sought to present the learner’s experience to him or her in a way that posed it as a problem and encouraged him or her to actively work at resolving the problem.
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What are the beliefs of Critical Language Pedagogy?
- Language is entwined with _______ and _______
- Learners are _______ by the ways in which their v and _______ system have formed their _______
- Language is entwined with culture and power
- Learners are disempowered by the ways in which their society and education system have formed their consciousness
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What are the Goals of Critical Language Pedagogy?
*Conscientization (Freire) – becoming _______ of how one’s _______ / _______ is constructed by (v) _______ of _______ and becoming _______ to _______ _______ .
*Conscientization (Freire) – becoming aware of how one’s society/culture is constructed by (unjust) exercise of power and becoming willing to seek change
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Individual/Social Voice
_______ distinguishes the speaker’s individual voice ( _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ , _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ) from my social voice ( _______ _______ I _______ to say things _______ of my _______ , _______ , etc, i.e. the way my _______ _______ my _______ in various _______ _______ ). This relates to _______ _______ interest in how larger _______ _______ are reflected in our language use.
Kramsch distinguishes the speaker’s individual voice (what I want to say as an individual, and the way my speaking reflects my personality) from my social voice (the way I tend to say things typical of my culture, gender, etc, i.e. the way my speaking reflects my membership in various social groups). This relates to critical pedagogy’s interest in how larger power structures are reflected in our language use.
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What are the techniques for Critical Language Pedagogy?
*Often not _______ - more of a _______ _______ than a _______
* _______ for and _______ out _______ in which _______ and _______ are _______ _______ _______ _______
* _______ _______ to see the _______ _______ of _______ _______ and _______
*Often not specified - more of a philosophical approach than a method
*Looks for and points out ways in which culture and power are reflected in learner utterances
*Teaches learners to see the underlying ideologies of cultural texts and actions
