Critical Reflection and the Foreign Language Classroom (20th ... - 9781648024184

Critical Reflection and the Foreign Language Classroom (20th Anniversary Edition)Author(s): Terry A. Osborn\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781648024184, 978-1648024184\nSynopsis\nTwenty years ago, this book introduced pre-service and in-service foreign language teachers to the basic concepts of critical educational study as applied to foreign language education in the United States. Since its initial publication, teachers now commonly known as world language educators are better prepared to understand issues of power in relation to, for example, language variety, language status, and language education. Indeed, much recent attention has been focused on critical approaches to language education including teaching for social justice.\n\nThe author addresses issues such as the supposed \""failure\"" of foreign language education, the educational filter role played by language classes, the concept of fore.