1st Edition
Towards Critical Dialogue in the Language Classroom Theory and Practical Applications
Preface Part I: Theory and Foundations 1. Introducing Critical Dialogue 2. Locations of Dialogue: Society and Disciplines 3. Critical: Histories and Theoretical Underpinnings 4. Dialogue and Critical Dialogue: Historical, cultural, and disciplinary contexts 5. Other Dialogic Pedagogies 6. Dialogue: Challenges and Possibilities Part II: Pedagogical Matters 7. Desiderata for Critical Dialogue 8. Towards Critical L2 Dialogue Through Student-Generated Topic References Appendix A
Biography
Graham V. Crookes is Professor, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he has studied and taught since 1982. Besides critical dialogue, he is particularly interested in language teachers’ values and their manifestation in practice and through transformative language teacher education, supported by attention to emotion.
Priscila Leal is a Lecturer in the College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Her research specializes in critical dialogue, the development of critical consciousness (conscientização) among teachers, and the creation of culturally and linguistically sustaining curricula. She is a dedicated advocate for the agency and representation of multilingual learners.
