Effective Present Communities of Imagining (PCOIz) in Language Classrooms

Tim Murphey
 
PCOIz theory can be understood as group dynamics 2.0. It holds that we are are always in multiple groups at any point of time and that through our imagining (i.e. approximating knowing) we “construct” our groups and our worlds, or not.  When conscious about PCOIz. Can attempt to nurture them and create better environments for their positive orientations. Examples will be given about how this might happen in our classrooms and regular lives.