Critical Pedagogies and Language Learning (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521535229)

This important volume on the critical pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular culture. Critical pedagogies are instructional approaches aimed at transforming existing social relations in the interest of greater equity in schools and communities. This paperback edition on the pedagogical approach addresses such topics as critical multiculturalism, gender and language learning, and popular culture. Committed to language education that contributes to social justice, the contributors explore the meaning of creating equitable and critical instructional practices, by exploring diverse representations of knowledge. In addition, recommendations are made for further research, teacher education, and critical testing.

Author: Bonny Norton
ISBN-10: 0521535220
ISBN-13: 9780521535229
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2004
Pages: 362
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.94w x 1.00d