TY - BOOK AU - Reagan,Timothy G. TI - Critical questions, critical perspectives: language and the second language educator T2 - Language studies in education SN - 9781607526797 AV - P53 .R4 2005 U1 - 418/.0071 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Greenwich, CT PB - IAP--Information Age Pub. KW - Language and languages KW - Study and teaching KW - Second language acquisition KW - Linguistic minorities KW - Education, Bilingual KW - Multicultural education KW - Langage et langues KW - Étude et enseignement KW - Langue seconde KW - Acquisition KW - Minorités linguistiques KW - Éducation interculturelle KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Sprachliche Minderheit KW - gnd KW - Interkulturelle Erziehung KW - Fremdsprachenlernen KW - Fremdsprachenunterricht KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-145); Does language really exist? An introduction to critical language study -- What does it mean to know a language? Epistemological reflections on language education -- Why study a second/foreign language? Articulating alternative justifications for language study -- Who decides which language? Power and language rights in education -- Why can't I take Russian at school? Commonly and less commonly taught languages -- Language learning and feelings of disgust? The case of Esperanto -- Where have all the languages gone? Language endangerment and language death UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=469826 ER -