World Language Education as Critical Pedagogy: The Promise of Social Justice

.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, The Foreign Language Educator in Society, 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. 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.Additional ISBNs9781003029267, 9780367465216, 9781000172041, 9781000172010World Language Education as Critical Pedagogy: The Promise of Social Justice 1st Edition is written by Timothy G. Reagan; Terry A. Osborn and published by Routledge. ISBNs for World Language Education as Critical Pedagogy are 9781000172072, 1000172074 and the print ISBNs are 9780367465209, 0367465205.Additional ISBNs include 9781003029267, 9780367465216, 9781000172041, 9781000172010.