World Language Education as Critical Pedagogy

<p>Accessible and cutting-edge this text is a pivotal update to the field and offers a much-needed critical perspective on world language education. Building off their classic 2002 book <i>The Foreign Language Educator in Society </i>Timothy G. Reagan and Terry A. Osborn address major issues facing the world language educator today including language myths advocacy the perceived and real benefits of language learning linguistic human rights constructivism learning theories language standards monolingualism bilingualism and multiculturalism.</p><p>Organized into three parts – Knowing Language Learning Language and Teaching Language – this book applies a critical take on conventional wisdom on language education evaluates social and political realities assumptions and controversies in the field. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and discussion to support students and educators in developing their own perspectives on teaching and learning languages. With a critical pedagogy and social justice lens this book is ideal for scholars and students in foreign/world language education social justice education and language teaching methodology courses as well as pre- and in-service teachers. </p>