Knowledge, Competence and Communication: Chomsky, Freire, Searle, and Communicative Language Teaching
Walcott, William
ISBN 10: 1551642867 ISBN 13: 9781551642864
Published by Black Rose Books, 2006
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In Knowledge, Competence, and Communication, author William H. Walcott debates the meaning of creating equitable and critical instructional practices by exploring diverse representations of knowledge. He covers both historically important topics and current issues: such as colonialism, multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular culture. He then presents a systematic and painstaking assessment of Noam Chomsky’s and Paulo Freire’s theories of knowledge and their educational relevance.
In the end, Walcott makes his case for the Freireian approach—conscientizacao; it is the Freireian, with its sociological connection (necessitated by the global context of inequality), which, he believes, needs take precedence as a pedagogical practice.
About the Author:
William H. Walcott was educated in the Caribbean, England, and Canada, He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (London, England), and holds a PhD in Education (University of Toronto). He is currently a professor in the Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Canada, where he teaches Sociology and Humanities.
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Title: Knowledge, Competence and Communication: ...
Publisher: Black Rose Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good