Introduction to the Special Section on Critical Incidents in Teaching

Abstract

The three short essays gathered in this Special Topic were submitted in response to the journal’s Call for Papers on Critical Incidents in Teaching. A “critical incident” is a memorable, significant, or unexpected moment experienced in the classroom. Subjecting such moments to careful critical analysis can reveal important facets of the purposes and practices of teaching. Essays by: Alison Downie, (Who Speaks When?), Eunyung Lim (Teaching “Greek for Ministry” in a Multicultural Classroom), and Nermeen Mouftah (“I Want to Love Islam, I Really Do. But”: Islamophilic Classrooms in Islamophobic Times).