Canagarajah

Canagarajah introduces great points that the academy currently faces. The question “How much should moral and spiritual values be discussed in TESOL leads to current issues presented by educators. The tension is between, “two specific groups of TESOL professionals who occupy some of the most divergent discourse and intransigent positions on the place of moral/ spiritual values in the profession-i.e., critical practitioners (CP), who bring a keen sensitivity to the pedagogical negation of power, and Christian English Teachers (CET) who bring a keen sensitivity to spirituality in learning an scholarship” (Canagarajah, S, 2009, p. 2). These issues can be avoided if CP has a positive attitude towards spirituality meaning that religion should not be a “conversation stopper” (Rorty, 1994, p. 1). Instead both CP and CET should focis on the same “educational space” (Edge, 2011, p. 6). This common ground will enable them to have a successful starting point to the TESOL program. Both, CP and CET share a common point. CP’s feels that CET is infringing too much Christianity beliefs into the TESOL ground. Whether this is true or not, CET is tried of it. CET view C’s opinions as stereotypes towards the Christian religion. Currently, the “Old Plateform” has to be remodel to help both CP and CET engaged in practical …show more content…
As mentioned in the beginning of this paragraph these are only charges against CET. The accusations against the practitioners are clearly a stereotype charge from literalism and fundamentalist. However, the CET defends themselves with humility towards the critical practitioners. Christian English Teachers believe that “wishing spirituality would die is not helpful” (Canagarajah, S, 2009, p.