Abstract

RUIZ-GOMEZ, Linda Johana. How did Undergraduate Public University Students Perceive the covid-19 Pandemic?. Folios [online]. 2023, n.58, pp.111-125.  Epub Jan 27, 2024. ISSN 0123-4870.  https://doi.org/10.17227/folios.58-14839.

The aim of this research article is focused on presenting what outcomes emerged when a group of undergraduate public university students from an elementary English course, interacted with local news in a pedagogical intervention accomplished in the classroom for three months. The data was gathered through unstructured questionnaires, focus groups, and a journal diary which was carried out during the different critical reading workshops. Based on the findings, students pointed out a huge negative vision about the pandemic that increased harmful socio-economic effects especially on voiceless actors who make part of this society. Besides, students proposed to invest in education and in small and medium enterprises to keep jobs and in this way help the most vulnerable workers. Finally, these findings were examined through the Critical Discourse Analysis (ODA) model proposed by Norman Fairclough and Lilie Chouliaraki.

Keywords : critical reading; critical thinking; social local news; critical discourse analysis; pedagogical intervention.

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