The pedagogical possibilities of Battles in the desert: literature as encouragement to critical thinking. Cover Image

Las posibilidades pedagógicas de Las batallas en el desierto: la literatura como fomento al pensamiento crítico.
The pedagogical possibilities of Battles in the desert: literature as encouragement to critical thinking.

Author(s): Ilse Fabiola Priego Espinosa
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, School education, State/Government and Education, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara
Keywords: Teaching; reading; Paul de Man; critical thinking;

Summary/Abstract: In teaching practice, particularly in the field that today cover the graduates of degree in Hispanic Letters, there are educational tools that can be used to create a contribution to the promotion of reading, writing, functional literacy, as well as critical thinking in high school students. This article presents a study of case, whose failures of the education system is due to faults and contradictions not served by the same, opening the possibility of promoting John’s reading, analysis and critical thinking through texts about foucaultian theory and literature, also considering the perspective of Paul de Man about learning methodology.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 253-261
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Spanish