Introduces teachers & future teachers of foreign langs. to what they need to know & understand about lang, lang attitudes, lang practices, lang rights, lang policy, and related issues. Brings together foreign lang ed and critical pedagogy. Designed for/P>

Contents: Preface. When Methodology Fails: A Critical Look at Foreign Language Education. From Reflective Practice to Emancipatory Knowledge in Foreign Language Education. Whose Language Is Real? Language Variation and Language Legitimacy. Constructivist Epistemology and Foreign Language Teaching and Learning. Critical Curriculum Development in the Foreign Language Classroom. Foreign Language Teaching as Social Activism. Language Rights as Human Rights: Social and Educational Implications. When in Rome (or Pretoria): Language Policy in International Perspective. Toward a Critical Foreign Language Pedagogy.

Timothy G. Reagan, Terry A. Osborn