Open AccessMy Path towards Teaching with an Attitude… A Testimony on Becoming a Critical Pedagogue (Note 1)
Author(s) -
Adriana Castañeda-Londoño
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
study in english language teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-9740
pISSN - 2329-311X
DOI - 10.22158/selt.v7n1p106
Subject(s) - critical reflection , pedagogy , order (exchange) , sociology , critical pedagogy , field (mathematics) , mathematics education , reflection (computer programming) , english language , psychology , computer science , mathematics , finance , pure mathematics , economics , programming language
This paper sets out to recount my journey in order to become a critical pedagogue in the field of English language teaching. I talk about core experiences as a student, teacher, and human being. I rely in tenets of critical pedagogy, Chicana studies and decolonial thought in order to find a voice of my own in the academic arena. I contend that writing our own testimonies towards transformation brings out little but significant changes in the way we exist in the world as teachers. Readers will encounter a reflection of my approach towards pedagogy and knowledge enriched with students’ own ideas and outcomes.