Teaching world languages for social justice : a sourcebook of principles and practices / Terry A. Osborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborn, Terry A., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through concrete examples, for promoting social justice and developing a critical praxis in foreign language classrooms in the U.S. and in wider world language communities. For educators seeking to translate these ideals into classroom practice in an environment dominated by the current standards movement and accountability measures, the critical insights on language education offered in this text will be

Contents:

Front Cover; Teaching World Languages for Social Justice; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1.Leaving the Marketplace; 2.Dialogical Classrooms: Foundations of a New Foundation; 3.Teacher Preparation as the Basis for Praxis; 4.The Politics of Grammar and Vocabulary; 5.Canon Fire: Why Literature Still Has Its Place; 6.Critical Discourse and Visual Analysis as Pedagogy; 7.Crossing the Lines: Interdisciplinary Possibilities; 8.A Small Virtual World After All: Communities in Cyberspace; 9.Reconcile! Toward a Unified Discipline; Afterword

Appendix: Language Spoken at Home for the United States: 2000References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-135-60985-3

1-135-60986-1

1-283-96166-0

1-282-37566-0

9786612375668

1-4106-1719-X

9781410617194

OCLC:

437174869