ABCI 2012 - ELT latest tendencies II
This post has a compilation of the main points from some of the workshops from the ABCI conference I attended from the 12th - 14th of July 2012. More details on this congress on : http://www.abci2012.com.br/About.php Below the key points from more workshops I attended: Critical Thinking Lindsay Clandfield What is critical thinking and literacy? Taxonomy - higher types of thinking (manipulation of ideas, solve problems, construction) # lower order(receive, recite, transmite and reproduce knowledge) We are in the Information age Educator needs to create a opportunities for higher thinking Open your mind for different possibilities Critical Literacy _ political knowledge too, social act, questions what is presented, learn about others and ourselves He suggested starting the debate of a topic with a citation, or debating which out of some sentences are facts and opinions, make sts relate and debate and have conflictin...