Voces del estudiante: un estudio a través de historias no-canónicas y pensamiento critico

Abstract

This text is a report of a qualitative research report developed with the support of a group of eleventh graders during their English as a Foreign Language class in a public school located in Bogotá, Colombia. Based upon critical perspective and through the use of some readings from a non-canonical viewpoint, which means that those readings probably do not follow the ideas indicated by Harold Bloom in his text The Western Canon. The books and School of ages where he indicated some features in relation to consider some authors as authorities in our culture in terms of reading. This inquiry—by means of a series of activities—looked at how students take a stance in relation to the world around them, exploring the notion of critical thinking inside an enriched society using different visions. Consequently, findings revealed how students reflected upon issues concerning nature, their peers, society and themselves, raising their awareness with respect to those topics. Keywords: Critical thinking, English, foreign language, non-canonical stories.