Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has significant social, educational and psychological impacts. While teachers are key agents to promote CT at the curriculum level, little is known about how English language teachers engage with CT in the wake of COVID-19. Drawing on teacher interviews and classroom observations, the study found that the participating teachers navigated the various affordances and constraints of COVID-19 and implemented CT instruction primarily by integrating CT skills in language learning and assessment, emphasizing skepticism, fostering reflection and hope, and legitimating students’ voice in the online environment. It suggests that teachers should be conscious of the affordance and constraints of online teaching and attend to students’ emotions and life experiences at the curriculum time to transform students into critical thinkers who can agentively, responsibly and positively engage with their situated reality.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行的爆发具有重大的社会、教育和心理影响。虽然教师是在课程层面推广 CT 的关键推动者，但人们对英语教师在 COVID-19 之后如何参与 CT 知之甚少。根据教师访谈和课堂观察，研究发现参与教师应对了 COVID-19 的各种可供性和限制，并主要通过将 CT 技能融入语言学习和评估、强调怀疑、培养反思和希望以及合法化来实施 CT 教学。学生在网络环境中的声音。