Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking in TESOL
Megumi Oda
Broschiertes Buch

Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking in TESOL

Toward an Integrative Definition of Critical Thinking Between East and West

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TESOL educators in general assume that Asian L2 students are challenged in using critical thinking for L2 academic purposes. They believe that the students native hierarchical and collectivistic cultural background render them less capable of expressing controversial viewpoints in their L2. This widespread assumption is challenged here on the basis of studies demonstrating Asian L2 students unique, yet adequate critical abilities. The book argues that what undermines accurate understanding of Asian L2 students' critical cues may be the Western ESL teacher s presupposition that these students h...