Research Catalog

Critical questions, critical perspectives : language and the second language educator /

Title
Critical questions, critical perspectives : language and the second language educator / by Timothy Reagan.
Author
Reagan, Timothy G.
Publication
Greenwich, CT : IAP--Information Age Pub., c2005.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

2 Items

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextUse in library P53 .R4 2005Off-site
TextUse in library Off-site

Details

Description
145 p.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Language studies in education
Subject
  • Education, Bilingual
  • Language and languages > Study and teaching
  • Linguistic minorities
  • Multicultural education
  • Second language acquisition
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-145).
Contents
Does language really exist? An introduction to critical language study -- What does it mean to know a language? Epistemological reflections on language education -- Why study a second/foreign language? Articulating alternative justifications for language study -- Who decides which language? Power and language rights in education -- Why can't I take Russian at school? Commonly and less commonly taught languages -- Language learning and feelings of disgust? The case of Esperanto -- Where have all the languages gone? Language endangerment and language death.
ISBN
  • 159311334X (pbk.)
  • 1593113358 (hardcover)
LCCN
2005004482
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library