The Other Cover of the World: A
Study through Non- Canonical
Short Stories and Critical
Thinking
Research Question
How does the use of
non-canonical short stories
promote critical thinking in a 9th
grade English as foreign language
classroom?
Objectives
General
To determine the role of
non-canonical short stories
development of the critical
thinking in an English
foreign language classroom
Specific
To identify the
socio-cultural thinking that
emerge in students’
discourse.
To analyze the development
of critical thinking
processes through the use
of non-canonical short
stories in the classroom.
Constructs
Non- Canonical Short Stories
This concept comes from the
viewpoint that in the schools the
reader plan is strongly determined
by a series of readings which are
inside the literary canon
Critical Thinking
“ Is a mental process of analyzing
or evaluating information,
particularly statements or
propositions that are offered as
true” (Hove, 2011)
Theory of Language
Interactional Perspective
Where the language as a
vehicle that allows the
human relations and the
interaction in the society, the
language is seen as a tool for
creating and maintaining.
Theory of Learning
Humanistic and
Constructivist Movement
In which knowledge is not received
or discovered by the learners
through the teacher, instead it is
something that is socially
constructed.
Approach
Constructivist
Is a learner-centered approach to
education with the emphasis of
empowers the students to think
and rethink the knowledge.
Research Methodology
Action Research
Involves a spiral self-reflective cycle
in which the stages are the stages
are planning, implementing,
observing and evaluating
Research Paradigm
Qualitative Research
Techniques and Instruments
Direct Observations
Semistructured forman, which
can focus on human actions,
physical environments, or
real-world events.
Students Artifacts
Consists of archival data, all
creations of students,
writings and other works
carried out will be taken into
account.
Lesson Plan Format
Boomerang didactic
sequence proposed by
Harmer (2007)
Allows the student as the
center of the classroom, and
the teacher as the guide.