Critical applied linguistics

by Alastair Pennycook

"Critical applied linguistics is a newly emergent approach to critical questions in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace, translation, and other language-related domains. This book is the first accessible guide and introduction to this newly defined area of work. It provides a clear and critical overview, highlighting problems, debates, and competing views in different domains. Although it reflects in part the author's own particular views, it also aims to help readers come to their own understanding of the central issues. Covering both critical...

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