| Cultivating Critical Language Awareness in the Writing Classroom Subjects: Communication Studies; Education; K-12 Resources; Writing & Composition; Bilingualism / ESL; Curriculum Studies; K-12 Teachers ; English & Literacy/ Language Arts; Literacy and ELA; This book introduces Critical Language Awareness (CLA) Pedagogy as a robust and research-grounded framework to engage and support students in critical examinations of language, identity, privilege and power. The volume's wealth of resources and activities are a pedagogical toolkit for supporting and embracing linguistic diversity in the classroom. The cohesive framework, concrete strategies, engaging activities, and guiding questions in this volume allow readers to come away with not only a deeper understanding of CLA, but also a clear roadmap for implementing CLA pedagogy in the classroom. Shawna Shapiro is Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics at Middlebury College, USA. |