ELT552 CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION
| Course Code: |
8200552 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
English Language Teaching |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr MÜGE GÜNDÜZ |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course surveys major theories and concepts of critical pedagogy and builds a bridge between the central tenets of critical pedagogy and English language teaching. This course encourages graduate students to explore the political, economic, social and cultural dimensions of education in general and English language education in particular. This course aims to develop critical consciousness as to the notions of democratic schooling practices and critical citizenship as well as the political-economical dimensions of English language education including hegemony of English, expanding world of English Language Teaching industry and linguistic human rights.
