A Self-Dialogue with the Thoughts of Paulo Freire: A Critical Pedagogy Encounter

This paper develops a two-voiced self-dialogue with some compelling ideals of critical pedagogy advocated by Paulo Freire: reflection, dialogue, conscientização, (conscientization) praxis, critical engagement, and transformation. This dialogue, as a critical pedagogy encounter, has allowed me to go...

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Main Author: Yolanda Samacá Bohórquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Ingles 2020-01-01
Series:HOW
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Online Access:https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how/article/view/520
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Summary:This paper develops a two-voiced self-dialogue with some compelling ideals of critical pedagogy advocated by Paulo Freire: reflection, dialogue, conscientização, (conscientization) praxis, critical engagement, and transformation. This dialogue, as a critical pedagogy encounter, has allowed me to go through a process of self-criticism or hopefully a self-recognition of understandings, experiences, constructions, co-constructions, and reconstructions of my practices as a language educator. I will address the following evolving choices: On dialogue and critical pedagogy, from language as power to language as possibility, from instrumental to alternative critical pedagogy practices towards more critical understandings and doings of education.
ISSN:0120-5927