Critical Pedagogy in the Language and Writing Classroom: Strategies, Examples, Activities from Teacher Scholars

This volume introduces theory-to-practice-based critical pedagogy grounded in Paulo Freire’s scholarship to language and literacy learning settings. The chapters present authentic experiences of teacher-scholars, feature real-world examples and activities ready for implementation in the classroom, and provide nuanced guidance for future teachers. The examples and activities from teacher-scholars place critical pedagogy at the heart of classroom contexts and cover key topics, including place-based pedagogy, contemplative pedagogy, technology within the classroom, and translingual and multimodal paradigms. The chapters include further readings and discussion questions that challenge assumptions and promote deeper reflection, and can be modified for different teaching contexts. This practical volume is essential reading for students and scholars in TESOL and critical pedagogy.

Gloria Park is the Program Director of MA TESOL and Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Teacher Education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah Bogdan is an English as an Additional Language teacher to high school students in Thailand and a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Masters in TESOL program.

Madeleine Rosa is an English as an Additional Language and First Year Writing instructor at Seton Hill University, USA, a First Year Writing instructor at Duquesne University, and a recent graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania’s Masters in TESOL program.

Joseph Mark Navarro is a lecturer at the University of California Santa Cruz and San Jose State University. He is a PhD candidate studying Composition and Applied Linguistics at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.