So What?

Notable observations
Reasons people remain engaged in the community:

-                    BALANCED INTEGRATION!!!!

-                    Authenticity and relevance (needs, interests, beliefs)

-                    Meaningfulness: voices affecting the dynamics of the society

-                    Richness of diverse views and in-depth information

-                    True dialogues (among members; among texts; with/against the mainstream media and the personality or    
            celebrity)

-                    Potential for social changes: Social Actions (Freire’s Praxis-- reflection + action)

-                    Critical thinking in action!!!!

-                    Co-learning & choices

How can we promote these notions in language education?

What would be obstacles? Why would they work, or what would they not work?

More research?

Last updated 10/04/2008 by S. Thinsan