TY - BOOK AU - Reagan,Timothy G. TI - Critical questions, critical perspectives: language and the second language educator T2 - Language studies in education SN - 159311334X 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 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 ER -