Critical Language Awareness. Part II: Towards Critical Alternatives.

Clark, Romy; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ439687

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Critical Language Awareness. Part II: Towards Critical Alternatives.

Clark, Romy; And Others

Language and Education: An International Journal, v5 n1 p41-54 1991

The notion of critical linguistics is examined, and it is argued that the diverse objectives usually given for Language Awareness programs appear to be given desocializing weightings in actual materials. Ways that Critical Language Awareness can be incorporated into a family history writing project are described. (20 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Metalinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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