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Learning to Unlearn: Using Taoism and Critical Pedagogy in Language Education to Foster Global Unity

Learning to Unlearn: Using Taoism and Critical Pedagogy in Language Education to Foster Global Unity

Matthew E. Lewerenz
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781522530824|ISBN10: 1522530827|EISBN13: 9781522530831
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch012
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Lewerenz, Matthew E. "Learning to Unlearn: Using Taoism and Critical Pedagogy in Language Education to Foster Global Unity." Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy, edited by Melda N. Yildiz, et al., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 185-192. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch012

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Lewerenz, M. E. (2018). Learning to Unlearn: Using Taoism and Critical Pedagogy in Language Education to Foster Global Unity. In M. Yildiz, S. Funk, & B. De Abreu (Eds.), Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy (pp. 185-192). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch012

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Lewerenz, Matthew E. "Learning to Unlearn: Using Taoism and Critical Pedagogy in Language Education to Foster Global Unity." In Promoting Global Competencies Through Media Literacy, edited by Melda N. Yildiz, Steven S. Funk, and Belinha S. De Abreu, 185-192. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3082-4.ch012

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Abstract

The U.S. and many countries across Europe and around the world are currently experiencing increased cultural tensions and xenophobia, particularly against those whose ethnic, religious, or linguistic orientations make them a minority or an otherwise vulnerable group. This comes despite the fact that we are a more interconnected global society than perhaps ever before in our history. Communication is central to overcoming this obstacle, and language instruction can be an integral locus for directly confronting perceptions and prejudices. Creating practical learning applications and assessments that foster critical thinking and utilize ontological, ethical, and educational practices rooted in the Tao Te Ching, integrated with a critical pedagogical framework, can effect positive social change and help foster global unity through mutual linguistic and ontological identification.

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