Towards a Critical Applied Linguistics for the 1990s.

Pennycook, Alastair

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ERIC Number: EJ439699

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Publication Date: 1990

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Towards a Critical Applied Linguistics for the 1990s.

Pennycook, Alastair

Issues in Applied Linguistics, v1 n1 p8-28 Jun 1990

An argument is made for a pedagologically and politically engaged critical applied linguistics that is responsive to its social, cultural, and political context and that uses a notion of transformative critique as its main mode of inquiry. (37 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cultural Context, Linguistic Theory, Political Influences, Social Influences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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