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Krytyczna Świadomość Językowa i Pozytywna Analiza Dyskursu. Edukacyjne implikacje krytycznie zorientowanych teorii dyskursu
Critical Language Awareness and Positive Discourse Analysis. Educational implications of critically oriented theories of discourse

Author(s): Karolina Starego
Subject(s): Education, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Pedagogiczne
Keywords: critical language education; Critical Language Awareness; Positive Discourse Analysis; critical literacy; Critical Discourse Analysis; Design

Summary/Abstract: Critical Language Awareness and Positive Discourse Analysis. Educational implications of critically oriented theories of discourse Despite the growing popularity of discourse theory and critical analysis of interrelations between education and its social, political and cultural contexts, neither the “discursive” nor “linguistic” turn in social sciences are usually thought of as possible foundations for pedagogical practice. The aim of this paper is to review the possible educational applications of two critical discourse theories: Critical Language Awareness and Positive Discourse Analysis. Both of those perspectives aim to go beyond the purely research oriented modes of analysis, towards constructive and positive projects of critical language education. Thus, they may provide us with a foundation for a critically oriented pedagogy of language.

  • Issue Year: XIII/2017
  • Issue No: 2 (37)
  • Page Range: 56-67
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish