Visual Literacy to Foster Critical Thinking

ABSTRACT:This action research study was aimed at fostering critical thinking skills through visual literacy in a children's EFL course at a university extension program. Data were collected through a research journal, two interviews with the cooperating teacher, a focus group, and a students’ production activity. Data analysis showed that static images are an effective tool to foster learners’ critical thinking skills considering the students’ foreign language limitations and the teaching modality. Analysis also confirmed the importance of the teacher’s role in this process to select suitable images and design the appropriate questioning technique that encourages participation and skills development. An interesting option for further research could be using motion images for critical analysis and debate multiple situations in context.

• Autores: Díaz Pelaez, David Alejandro
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/25638
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/25638
• Palabra clave: Action research in education; Critical thinking; English language-Study and teaching-Foreign speakers; Visual literacy; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86000267.html; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87003202.html; http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043710; http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85143923
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/